History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2014 History
Which one of the following sects is said to have played a role in the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty?
AAjivika
BBauddha
CCharvaka
DJaina ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Jaina — The Jaina sect is said to have played this role, so the answer is the Jaina sect.
Explanation
★The Jaina sect is said to have played this role, so the answer is the Jaina sect.
★Jaina tradition links its followers with the fall of the Nanda dynasty.
★Chandragupta Maurya, who overthrew the Nandas, is held to have been a Jaina.
★He is said to have ended his life at Sravanabelagola.
★He went there with his Jaina teacher Bhadrabahu.
★So the Jaina tradition is closely tied to the rise of the Mauryas.
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