UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper 1 · Q42

History

Hard · Buddhist Sects and Schisms

Consider the following statements:

1. The Sthaviravadins were a school belonging to the Mahayana branch of Buddhism.

2. The Lokottaravadins emerged as an offshoot of the Mahasanghika school.

3. The Mahasanghika tendency to deify the Buddha contributed to the eventual rise of Mahayana Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above are correct?