History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Name the Buddhist text that shows caste was NOT rigidly tied to a craft.
ASuttavibhanga
BChullavagga
CKathavatthu
DDasa-Brahmana-Jataka ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Dasa-Brahmana-Jataka — It is the Dasa-Brahmana-Jataka, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is the Dasa-Brahmana-Jataka, so that is the answer.
★The Dasa-Brahmana-Jataka shows that caste was not rigidly tied to a craft.
★Jataka tales were stories of the previous births of the Buddha.
★The Suttavibhanga is the first book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka, a commentary on community rules.
★The Chullavagga mentions the first and second Buddhist councils.
★The Kathavatthu was authored by Moggaliputta Tissa.
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