Given below are two statements: Statement I: The Buddhist communication theory…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The Buddhist communication theory is simple and one-sided.
Statement II: The Buddhists understand communication as a social and moral act.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true — ConceptBuddhist approaches to communication treat meaning as relational: speaker, listener, intention, and consequences condition one another rather than…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
Buddhist approaches to communication treat meaning as relational: speaker, listener, intention, and consequences condition one another rather than forming a one-way transfer.
Right Speech places communication within ethical conduct; truthfulness, non-harm, usefulness, and social harmony make speech both a social and moral act.
Application
Statement I reduces the theory to a simple, one-sided model, which conflicts with its relational and mutually conditioning view. Statement II accords with the ethical and social role assigned to speech. Therefore Statement I is false and Statement II is true.
Contrast
Both true retains the unsupported one-sided description.
Both false discards the ethical-social dimension of Right Speech.
Statement I true and Statement II false reverses both assessments.
Statement I false and Statement II true preserves the relational view and the ethical-social role of speech.
Cross-check
If communication were one-sided, the listener’s welfare and the consequences of speech would not shape the act; Buddhist ethics explicitly makes those effects relevant. This independently supports the same result.
Result: Statement I is false, while Statement II is true.