Which of the following statements with regard to the heterodox sect between sixth and fourth century...........

Ancient and Medival History (CDS) History

Which of the following statements with regard to the heterodox sect between sixth and fourth century BC are correct?

1. The Jain ideas were already being circulated in the seventh century BC by Parshva.

2. Although Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Jainism, took account of the changes in material life and reacted against orthodoxy, neither of these sought to abolish the caste system.

3. The first female disciple of Mahavira is said to have been a captures slave woman.

4. Buddha held that nuns could attain spiritual liberation just like a monk and granted them an equal status in the mendicant order.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1, 2, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 4 only

3 and 4 only

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Explanation:

Parshva also known as Parshvanatha was 23rd Tirthankara. His biography is uncertain and by some historians he may have lived in 8th or 7th century. Buddha introduced the idea of placing the morality and equality as the principal value not the caste system and so did the Jainism but neither of them tried to abolish the caste system. Monks and nuns both had equal rights. Both could attain Nirvana.