Correct answer: (c) Sarvastivada Vinaya
Explanation
- A
Prajnaparamita Sutra
Prajnaparamita Sutra. Perfection-of-wisdom corpus; not Sanghabhuti’s known commentary.
- B
Visuddhimagga
Visuddhimagga. Buddhaghosa’s Pali path-manual, centuries later in Sri Lanka.
- C
Sarvastivada Vinaya
Sarvastivada Vinaya. Sanghabhuti (end of 4th century) commented on this vinaya in China.
- D
Lalitavistara
Lalitavistara. A Buddha-biography sutra, not his vinaya commentary.
Summary. Official key is (c) Sarvastivada Vinaya. Chinese tradition records Sanghabhuti, an Indian monk who reached China in the late 4th century, as a commentator on the Sarvastivada monastic code. Visuddhimagga and Lalitavistara are different genres and authors.
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