Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 71

With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer 2. Shramana — Priest with a high status 3. Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) 1 and 3 only

व्याख्या

Shramanas were ascetics outside the Vedic priestly tradition, not high-status priests. Parivrajakas were wandering renunciants, and Upasakas were Buddhist lay followers.