Question

Explain the social background against which the rise of Buddhism took place.

Answer 1

The 6th century B.C. saw in India a great unrest in the mind of men. It was like a spiritual and religious awakening in the Indian society for newness and reform. Grounds for a changed outlook were being prepared before the age of Mahavira and Buddha by preachers and wandering monks who expressed doubts about the value of existing religious conditions and social order.