Ashvaghosha was a poet in the court of King __________

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SSC GD 14 Dec 2021 Shift 3 (Official Paper)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Kanishka.

Key Points

Ashvaghosha was a poet in the court of King Kanishka.
Ashvaghosha and other Buddhist scholars from Kanishka's period (around 1900 years ago) began writing in Sanskrit.
Earlier Buddha's teachings were in the common man's language (Prakrit) but later kings changed the practice gradually to the needs of the time.
He was a Buddhist writer and was very famous among Buddhist writers.
He wrote Buddhacharita which is the biography of Buddha.
- It is written in the Sanskrit language.
He also wrote Sutralankar.

Additional Information

Kanishka was the most famous Kushana ruler.
He ruled around 1900 years ago.
The fourth Buddhist council-
- Held in 72 AD at Kundalvana, Kashmir.
- It was presided over by Vasumitra.
- Ashvaghosha was his deputy.
- The council was held under the patronage of Kanishka.