2018 · Q59
The dialogue on Varna between king Avantiputta and Kachchana, & disciple of Buddha, appears in which one of the following Buddhist texts?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AMajjhima nikaya
- BSamyutta nikaya
- CAnguttara nikaya
- DAmbattha Sutta
Explanation
The dialogue between King Avantiputta and Kachchana, a disciple of the Buddha, on the question of varna occurs in the Majjhima Nikaya of the Pali canon. The Samyutta and Anguttara Nikayas do not contain this dialogue, and the Ambattha Sutta (in the Digha Nikaya) is a different discourse on caste involving Ambattha. Hence Majjhima Nikaya is the answer.