WBCS MAIN ( OPTIONAL ANCIENT ) : JAINISM & BUDDHISM
- What were the distinctive features of Mahayana Buddhism? How was it different from Hinayana Buddhism? 10+10
- What factors led to the origin and growth of Jainism and Buddhism (Protestant movements) during 6th century B. C.? 10
- What were the fundamental principles of Buddhism? 10
- Religious proliferation in major sects of Buddhism, Vaisnavism and Shaivism in India : Their transformation from Protestantism to the synthetic Bhakti Cult. 30
- What light do the Buddhist texts throw on the social condition of India around sixth century BCE. (20) 20