History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2018 History
In Shravasti, Makkhali Gosala usually stayed at the workshop of the lady Halahala, who belonged to the community of:
APotters ✓ Correct
BCarpenters
CGoldsmiths
DIronsmiths
Correct answer: (A) Potters — Halahala belonged to the community of potters, so the answer is potters.
Explanation
★Halahala belonged to the community of potters, so the answer is potters.
★Makkhali Gosala was the third and the greatest of the Ajivika teachers.
★He first met Mahavira at Nalanda, and their friendship lasted six years.
★They later parted over doctrinal differences.
★Gosala then went to Shravasti, where a rich potter woman called Halahala gave him shelter.
★He believed in the doctrine of reanimation and criticised severe Vedic austerities.
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