Ancient History
2017
Buddhism and Jainism
Indian Philosophies
UPSC Practice Question

With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

  1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
  2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
B.2 only