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Jainism and Buddhism — Question 9

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Question 9

(A) Both Jainism and Buddhism did not accept the Vedas.

(R) Buddhism believes in the middle path whereas Jainism believed in hard penance.

  1. (R) contradicts (A)
  2. (R) is the reason for (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
  4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Answer

(A) and (R) are independent of each other.

Explanation — Both Jainism and Buddhism did not accept the authority of the Vedas. Buddhism believes in the Middle Way, which avoids the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification.