Question

What let to the rise of new religious in inia in the 6th century bc?

Answer 1

Many new religious sects emerged during 6th century BCE. Following were their main reasons of their  emergence:

(i) Complexity in Vedic religion: Vedic religion which were written in sanskrit were very complex for people to  understand and so were its practices.

(ii) Caste system and Untouchability: In the vedic religion people were divided according to their caste which  was by birth, where braahmans were at the top and shudra at the bottom. There also was untouchables which  were outside the fringes of Varna system as they were considered very impure.

(iii) Many rites and rituals- Another reason was because of the existence of so many rites and rituals, birth,  death, marriage so many. Which was a burfen to many economically weaker sections.

(iv) Less importance to the people- Another reasons was, in the vedic religion there were so many gods, and  individuals were looked down when compared to the gods. Action of individuals became secondary as it was  described as the wish of gods.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Language barrier: the Vedas were written in the Sanskrit (which was a language of upper varnas), this was not the language of common people. Therefore, the third and fourth Varna people could not understand the beliefs of Vedas. Therefore, they wanted a religion which would be accessible for all Varna people.