{"id":2486,"date":"2025-05-02T14:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:48:17","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-religious-history-of-india-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-religious-history-of-india-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Sthaviravadins<\/strong>\u00a0belong to Mahayana Buddhism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Lokottaravadin<\/strong>\u00a0sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered Mahayana Buddhism.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • Sthaviravadins:<\/strong>\n
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        • The Sthaviravadins are\u00a0actually associated with the Theravada school of Buddhism<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • They emphasize the\u00a0original teachings\u00a0<\/strong>of the Buddha and adhere to the Pali Canon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Lokottaravadin Sect:<\/strong>\n
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          • The Lokottaravadin sect is\u00a0indeed considered an offshoot of the Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • This sect believed in the supernatural qualities of the Buddha and his teachings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Deification of Buddha:<\/strong>\n
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            • The Mahasanghikas\u00a0did foster the deification of the Buddha<\/strong>, which significantly contributed to the development of Mahayana Buddhism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • This belief system emphasized the divine nature of the Buddha and led to the incorporation of more elaborate religious practices and teachings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Hinayana (Lesser vehicle)\/ Theravada<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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              • \u201cTeaching of the Elders\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • It emphasises individual liberation from suffering through personal effort and meditation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • This school focuses on the\u00a0original teachings of Buddha\u00a0as found in the Pali Canon and the Tripitaka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Believes- only one historical Buddha-\u00a0Shakyamuni\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Samrat\u00a0Ashoka\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Contributed to spread<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • It is the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Practised in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Sub-sects:\n
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                • Sarvastivada, Sthaviravada, Vibhajjavada, Sammitiya<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                  Mahayana (Greater vehicle)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Emerged in the\u00a04th Buddhist council a<\/strong>round the first century BCE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • It\u00a0emphasises the\u00a0concept of\u00a0Bodhisattvas,<\/strong>\u00a0who are beings that work for the enlightenment of all sentient beings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Harshvarddhana<\/strong>\u00a0was the patronage of Mahayana Buddhism; he established numerous monasteries and Buddhist institutions, sponsored the translation of Buddhist texts into Sanskrit, and organised Buddhist assemblies and councils.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • From Kashmir spread to Central Asia \u2013 China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, and includes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Sub-sects:\n
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                    • Pure Land Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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                      \"Major<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                      \"SectSub<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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                      \"Key<\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only Notes: Hinayana (Lesser vehicle)\/ Theravada Mahayana (Greater vehicle)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[40,43],"years":[53],"class_list":["post-2486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-ancient-history","tag-art-and-culture","years-53"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"},{"value":43,"label":"Art and Culture"}],"years":[{"value":53,"label":"2020"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Art and Culture","slug":"art-and-culture","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":80,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}