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Do you think that the Buddhist traditions have lent greater ethical, foundation to the ancient Indian political thought? Give your arguments.

  • UPSC 2021
  • 20 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Ancient Indian political thought was never amoral: the Dharmashastras placed the king under dharma, and even Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta) tied the king's happiness to that of his subjects (Arthashastra, Book 1, ch. 19). The question is therefore comparative. I hold that the Buddhist traditions did lend a greater and more universal ethical foundation, but a weaker…

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