All men could join the sangha. However, slaves had to take the permission of their masters. Even children could join the sangha after taking the permission of their parents.
Anagha’s mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha, so that she would become familiar with the philosophical ideas taught by him to live a happy life without any greed for material wealth.
The Mahavira taught a simple doctrine; he preached that men and women who wished to know the truth must leave their homes. They must follow very strictly the rules of ahimsa, which means not hurting or killing living beings.
The Upanishadic thinkers wanted to know about life after death. They also tried to understand why sacrifices should be performed.
(i) The Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people, Prakrit, so that everybody could understand his message.
(ii) He also appealed to people to think for themselves rather than to simply accept what he preached.
(a) False
(b) True
(c) False
(d) True
(e) True
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