History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2018 History
The main dispute between the Digambara and the Shvetambara sects was due to the emphasis on the following:
ADiscipline and hard life ✓ Correct
BNon-violence
CPious living
DTruth
Correct answer: (A) Discipline and hard life — The dispute arose over discipline and hard life, so the answer is discipline and hard life.
Explanation
★The dispute arose over discipline and hard life, so the answer is discipline and hard life.
★Parshva, Mahavira's predecessor, had allowed his followers to wear an upper and lower garment.
★Mahavira asked them to discard their clothing altogether and lead a more austere life.
★Over this question of strictness Jainism later split into two sects.
★The Shvetambaras wore white garments.
★The Digambaras remained naked, holding to the harder discipline.
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