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Indian HistoryHardAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper I

Which of the following statements about Bodhisattas is/are correct? 1. They were perceived as deeply compassionate beings who accumulated merit through their efforts. 2. They made attempt to attain Nibbana. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

A. 1 only

Explanation

The correct answer is A, 1 only. Bodhisattas were seen as deeply compassionate beings who gathered merit by their efforts, but they used that merit to help others rather than to attain nibbana for themselves.

The idea of the Bodhisatta (Bodhisattva in Sanskrit) grew with Mahayana Buddhism in the early centuries CE. A Bodhisatta is one who is on the path to enlightenment but chooses not to enter nibbana and leave the world, so that he can stay and help all beings find release from suffering. Worship of Bodhisattas such as Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya, and of images of the Buddha, became an important part of this tradition.

B is wrong because the Bodhisatta deliberately delays his own nibbana, so statement 2 is false. C is wrong because only statement 1 is true. D is wrong because statement 1 correctly describes the Bodhisatta as a compassionate being who builds up merit.

Exam tip: Bodhisatta = merit used to help others, own nibbana put off; a Mahayana idea.

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