Multiple choice

Which famous collection of stories derived from Buddhist sources, attributed to Vishnu Sharma, was originally intended as a manual of instructions for princes of ancient country?

  1. Ramayana

  2. Bhagavad-Gita

  3. Upanishads

  4. Panchatantra

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Explanation

The Panchatantra (Five Principles) is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, attributed to Vishnu Sharma (c. 3rd century BCE). It was composed to teach statecraft and practical wisdom to three young princes of the kingdom. The Ramayana, Bhagavad-Gita, and Upanishads are religious/philosophical texts, not instructional manuals for princes.