Question

Jainism and Buddhism were said to be reform movements of the 6th century B.C. In this
discuss the following:
(@) Evils in religion and society prevailing then.
(b) The political background against which both these arose.
© The main message/principle of Jainism and Buddhism.
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Answer 1

Answer:

संस्कृत (संस्कृतम्) भारत की एक शास्त्रीय भाषा है। संस्कृत में हिन्दू धर्म से सम्बंधित लगभग सभी धर्मग्रन्थ लिखे गये हैं। ... बौद्ध धर्म (विशेषकर महायान) तथा जैन धर्म के भी कई महत्त्वपूर्ण ग्रन्थ संस्कृत में लिखे गये हैं।

Answer 2

Answer:

The sixth century B.C. is regarded as an important epoch of world history. The time before that century is described as the pre-historic age.

From sixth century B.C., however historical evidences came to exist.

Thus that there began the historical period in sixth century B.C. This adds significance to that time.

It was in the sixth century B.C. that there lived in India the founders of two great religions of mankind. They were Mahavira Jina and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Jainism and Buddhism. Enough of literature came to be written about Jina and Buddha and about their religions. Though the Jaina and the Buddhist literature were religious in character, yet they contained much information about political and social conditions of that time. History could be written from those literary sources. It was the rise of Jainism and Buddhism which made the sixth century B.C. great and glorious.