Question

6) Textual Analysis:
Read the following passage about the Buddha's advice to the rulers of Vajji and answer the questions that
fillo it
So long as the Vrijis continue to sit together to perform their national duties together, so long as they
continue not to issue arbitrary orders, without making laws nor to disobey lawa. so long as they continue
to obey their elders.... so long will they continue to prosper and flourish and you can expect no han to
them. Tell your master, the Vrijis are unconquerable and invincible
The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order. W. Woodhill Rockhill Routledge, 2013
a) Why do you think the Buddha advises the Vrijis to obey their elders?
b) Did all Mahajanapadas function the way Vajji did?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Vajji Sangha was under a different form of government known as gana or sangha. (i) They ... (ii) In the saga there were many rulers, each was called a Raja. ... (iii) The king took all the took the help of the decisions.