Buddhism and Jainism: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Art and Culture)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Buddhism and Jainism (Art and Culture). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2017Art and Culture · Buddhism and Jainism
Q1. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism. 2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Buddhism.
Statement 2 is correct: Sarvastivadin considers everything empirical to be impermanent, they maintain that the dharma factors are eternally existing realities. Sarvastivadin:
Believes in the eternal existence of dharma factors Affirms the presence of past, present, and future Criticized by Sautrantikas for violating the Buddhist idea of impermanence. Sautrantika:
Descended from the Sarvastivadins Relies on sutras rather than Abhidharma commentaries Adheres to extreme momentariness, believing only the current moment exists Criticizes Sarvastivadin’s belief in the existence of past, present, and future phenomena Sammitiya and other sub-schools:
Branches off from Vatsiputriya, a parent school Well-known in Gujarat and Sindh during the Maitraka dynasty Split into two sub-schools: Avantakas and Kurukulas
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