With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs:Historical person - Known as1.Aryadeva - Jaina scholar2.Dignaga - Buddhist scholar3.Nathamuni - Vaishnava scholarHow many pairs given above are correctly matched?

1. A

   None of the pairs

   None of the pairs. Two of three hold.

2. B

   Only one pair

   Only one pair. Dignaga and Nathamuni both match.

3. C

   Only two pairs

   Only two pairs. Dignaga was a Buddhist logician; Nathamuni a Sri Vaishnava. Aryadeva was Madhyamaka Buddhist, not Jaina.

4. 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.