Question

In the statements given below regarding ‘Therigatha’. Mark the correct statement.

Statement 1: A collection of 73 songs containing 522 poems.

Statement 2: They were composed by spiritually developed nuns.

1. Only 1 is correct
2. Both statements are false
3. Only 2 is correct
4. Both 1 and 2 are correct

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only 2 is correct

Therigatha is a Buddhist text.

• Therigatha is also known as Verses of the Elder Nuns.
• It is a collection of short poems of elder nuns who have achieved enlightenment.
• It is the ninth book of the Khuddaka Nikaya.
• It consists of 73 poems containing 522 stanzas.
• In this book, the spiritually developed nuns describe their struggles and accomplishments.
• This anthology of poems is written in the Pali language.

Hence, we can conclude that only the second statement of Therigatha is correct.