In which language did most Buddhist texts were written?

(A) Sanskrit
(B) Magadhi
(C) Prakrit
(D) Pali

Correct Answer : Pali
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Explanation : Most of the Buddhists texts were written in Pall language. Pali is closely related to Sanskrit. but its grammar and structure are simpler. Traditional The ravadins regard Pali as the language spoken by the Buddha himself, but in the opinion of leading linguistic scholars. Pall was probably a synthetic language created from several vernaculars to make the Buddhist texts comprehensible to Buddhist monks living in different parts of northern India.
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