Question

The Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu was patronized by .......

Answer 1

The Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu was patronized by Skanda Gupta.

Answer 2

The Buddhist Scholar Vasubandhu was patronized by Samudra Gupta.

• Samudra Gupta was the Indian Napoleon and Vasubandhu was his minister.

• Samudra Gupta was a follower of Vaishnavism and interested in Buddhism.

• Vasubandhu was a Buddhist monk and a scholar from Gandhara.

• He was one of the most powerful thinkers in the Indian Buddhist scholars.

• He is considered the Second Patriarch in Chan Buddhism.