(a) Angas 9
2. With reference to Jainism and Buddhism, answer the following questions
(a) Give briefly the background of the socio-economic conditions in 6th century BC.
(b) State any three causes for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism. 913
(C) What caused the division of Jainism into two sects? pg 34,918
Answers
Answered by
1
b) Religious factors - complex and expensive vedic rituals, Upanishads being highly philosophical in nature etc.
Social factors - rigidity of caste system, domination of priestly class etc.
c) The division occurred mainly due to famine in Magadha which compelled a group led by Bhadrabahu to move South India. ... After the end of famine, when the Southern group came back to Magadha, the changed practices led to the division of Jainism into two sects.
Attachments:
Similar questions