2018 · Q56
The story Gandatindu Jataka was written in which langauge?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ASanskrit
- BTelugu
- CTamil
- DPali 197
Explanation
The Jataka tales, including the Gandatindu Jataka, belong to the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali Buddhist canon. Pali was the language of the Theravada scriptures, while Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil were not the languages of the Jataka collection. Hence the story was written in Pali.