Multiple choice

What is false of Buddhist Mahayana?

  1. They believed in numerous Bodhisattvas.

  2. They believed in images.

  3. Prakrit was their language.

  4. It rose under Kanishka.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahayana Buddhism primarily used Sanskrit for its scriptures and liturgy, whereas early Buddhism and the Hinayana tradition utilized Pali and Prakrit. The other options correctly describe features of Mahayana, such as the veneration of Bodhisattvas, the use of icons, and its expansion under the Kushan ruler Kanishka.