Question

Buddhist literature was written in

A Prakrit
B Pali
C Sanskrit
D Tamil

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [B]

The correct answer is Pali. Pali Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. It is the first known and most complete extant early Buddhist canon. The Early Buddhists texts were divided into two categories- Pali and Anupali texts.