Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?
(A) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asva gosha
(B) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Va sumitra
(C) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Bana bhatta
(D) Kalidasa, Kamban, Va-sumitra
Answer: (B) The eminent Buddhist writers Nagarjuna, Asvaghosha, Parsva, and Vasumitra flourished at the court of Kanishka. Nagarjuna was the great exponent of Mahayana doctrine, and Asvaghosha, a multifaceted personality, was known as a poet, musician, scholar, and zealous Buddhist monk. Charaka, the most celebrated authority on Ayurveda, was the court physician of Kanishka, and Mathara, a politician of rare merit, was his minister. Vasumitra presided over the fourth Buddhist Council.
