Match the following Buddhist and Jain texts with their correct categories:

Text

Category

A. Jataka Tales

1. Buddhist stories of past lives of the Buddha

B. Uttaradhyayana Sutra

2. Jain text, contains teachings of Mahavira

C. Avashyaka Sutra

3. Buddhist text, dealing with monastic rules

D. Mahavastu

4. Jain text dealing with rituals and conduct

How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four 

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Option 2 : Only two

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The correct answer is Only two.

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Correct Matching:

Text

Correct Category

Explanation

Jataka Tales

Buddhist stories of past lives of the Buddha

Part of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 547 stories of Buddha’s previous births.

Uttaradhyayana Sutra 

Jain text, contains teachings of Mahavira

Śvetāmbara Jain text with Mahavira’s last teachings.

Avashyaka Sutra

Jain text dealing with rituals and conduct

Incorrectly matched as a Buddhist text; it is actually a Jain text on daily rituals.

Mahavastu

Buddhist Vinaya text, dealing with monastic rules

Incorrect; Mahavastu is a Buddhist text, but it is part of the Mahāsāṃghika school and deals with Buddha’s biography, not monastic rules.

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