Unlike Buddhism the farmer community was not an enthusiastic supporter of Jainism Why 1 The farmers ...........

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Unlike Buddhism the farmer community was not an enthusiastic supporter of Jainism. Why?

1. The farmers could not strictly follow the tenets of non-violence of Jainism as farming involved cutting of crops and killing of insects.

2. The farmers being poor could not observe the costly and elaborate rituals of Jainism.

3. The farmers belonged to upper caste and were opposed to the egalitarian ideas of Jainism.

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1 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Statement 2 is incorrect as Jainism does not involve any elaborate rituals. Instead it arose as a protest movement against the ritualistic aspects of Brahmanism.

Statment 3 is incorrect as farmers did not belong to upper castes.

Statement 1 is correct as Jainism focuses on extreme form of non violence and regards that every object whether living or non-living has a soul. As farming involved cutting of crops and killing of insects the farmers could not strictly follow the tenets of non-violence of Jainism