Question

Find the correct pair of Poets in the court of the king during ancient India.
A) Vasumitra: Kanishka
B) Harisena: Chandragupta ll
C) Kalidasa: Samudragupta ll
D) Banabhatta: Pulakesin ll

Answer 1

Hint: Vasumitra is the eighth Zen forefather. Kanishka is asserted to have been extremely close to the Buddhist philosopher Ashvaghosha, who became his sacred consultant in his later years.

Complete answer:
Vasumitra was a Buddhist monk of the Sarvastivada School who prospered in the 2nd century CE. An aboriginal of Gandhara, he administered over the 4th Buddhist committee in Kashmir, administered by Kanishka I. He is associated as contributing to the Mahavibhasa.
Vasumitra put forward a theory to uphold the doctrine that dharmas prevail in the past and future as well as the present. Vasumitra's theory of temporality was approved in the tendency to the impressions posited by other monks such as Dharmatrata, Ghost, and Buddhadeva. Kanishka privately supported Buddhism more as it can be verified by his commitment to the Buddhist education and prayer techniques portrayed in various books associated with the Kushan kingdom.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Kanishka’s considerable tribute to Buddhist architecture was the Kanishka stupa at Peshawar, Pakistan. Kanishka's status in Buddhist convention is regarded with ultimate significance as he not only believed in Buddhism but also promoted its instructions as well.