CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · Buddhist Literature / Ancient History · medium
Which of the following statements about Jatakas is correct?
A.These were composed by ordinary people, written down and preserved by Buddhist monks.✓ Correct
B.These were composed by ordinary people, written down and preserved by Jaina monks.
C.These were composed by Buddhist monks, written down and preserved by ordinary people.
D.These were composed by Jaina monks, written down and preserved by ordinary people.
Explanation
The Jataka tales are stories about the previous births of the Buddha, originally composed by ordinary people as folk tales. These tales were later written down and preserved by Buddhist monks in the Pali canon. They depict moral lessons through stories of Buddha's past lives as various humans and animals. Hence option (1) is correct.
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