UPSC Prelims · 2004 · GS Paper I · Q26
With reference to ancient Jainism, which one of the following statements is correct?
- (A)Jainism was spread in South India under the leadership of Sthalabahu.
- (B)The Jainas who remained under the leadership of Bhadrabahu were called Shvetambaras after the Council held at Pataliputra.
- (C)Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the first century BC.
- (D)In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images unlike Buddhists.
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- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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