Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on :
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Answer: C. Sanghabhuti was a Buddhist monk from north-west India (Kashmir region) who reached China around 381 CE. He is known for his commentary on the Sarvastivada Vinaya, the monastic rules of the Sarvastivada school, and for translation work there.
Watch for: Prajnaparamita is the best-known Mahayana text in China, but Sanghabhuti worked on Vinaya (monastic discipline).
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Sanghabhuti is not known for a commentary on the Prajnaparamita Sutra.
- B. Wrong because the Visuddhimagga was written by Buddhaghosa in Sri Lanka.
- D. Wrong because the Lalitavistara is a biography of the Buddha, not Sanghabhuti's commentary.
Source to check: Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India (Pearson, 2008), section on Buddhist monks travelling to China
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