With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant…
With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:
1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer
2. Shramana — Priest with a high status
3. Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
Parivrajaka means wandering ascetic — pair 1 correct. Shramanas were heterodox ascetics/monks (Buddhist, Jain etc.), not high-status priests — pair 2 wrong. Upasaka is a lay follower of Buddhism — pair 3 correct. Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only.