Correct answer: (c) Only two pairs
Explanation
- A
None of the pairs
None of the pairs. Two of three hold.
- B
Only one pair
Only one pair. Dignaga and Nathamuni both match.
- C
Only two pairs
Only two pairs. Dignaga was a Buddhist logician; Nathamuni a Sri Vaishnava. Aryadeva was Madhyamaka Buddhist, not Jaina.
- D
All three pairs
All three. Pair 1 fails.
Summary. Official key is (c) only two pairs. Dignaga is a Buddhist epistemologist; Nathamuni compiled the Nalayira Divya Prabandham for Sri Vaishnavism. Aryadeva (Nagarjuna’s disciple) is Buddhist, not Jaina.
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