This page lists 1 previous year UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (General Studies Paper-I) question on Art and Culture in the UPSC 2004 Prelims. Choose an option to see the correct answer and the full explanation on the same page.
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UPSC 2004Art and Culture · Buddhism and Jainism
Q1. With reference to ancient Jainism, which one of the following statements is correct?
Explanation
King Kharavela of Kalinga is well-known for his support of Jainism, which helped to spread Jain doctrines within his region during the 1st century BCE. His inscriptions in the Hathigumpha cave (Udayagiri, Odisha) mention Jain religious activities and his support for Jain monks.He reinstalled a Jain idol in Kalinga that had been taken away by Nanda rulers earlier.
Option (a), (b) and (d) are incorrect:
The spread of Jainism in South India is more closely linked to Bhadrabahu (not Sthalabahu) who migrated to the south with a group of monks during a famine. The Shvetambara sect emerged after the council at Pataliputra but it was not led by Bhadrabahu. the Shvetambaras were the group that remained in the north and adopted the practice of wearing white clothes. Bhadrabahu led the Digambara sect which migrated to the south. Early Jainism was aniconic (did not worship idols). Image worship in Jainism started later (after 1st century CE) under the influence of Hinduism.
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2004
(c) Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the first century BC.
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