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UGC NET September 2013 History
Which of the following was one of the causes of the differences between Buddha and Devadatta?
ABuddha's faith in non-violence
BBuddha's desire to abandon the life of a renunciate after ten years
CDevadatta's suggestions for making the followers forest-dwellers ✓ Correct
DBuddha's desire not to allow women to enter the samgha
Correct answer: (C) Devadatta's suggestions for making the followers forest-dwellers — The cause was Devadatta's suggestion to make followers forest-dwellers, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The cause was Devadatta's suggestion to make followers forest-dwellers, so that is the answer.
★Devadatta wanted the monks to follow a much harsher and stricter life.
★He proposed that they should live only in forests and beg in fixed ways.
★The Buddha rejected this and upheld his teaching of the middle path.
★The middle path avoided both luxury and extreme self-denial.
★This difference led to Devadatta breaking away from the Buddha.
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