Mahavira Jain rejected Vedas and Vedic rituals.

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Mahavira rejected Vedas and condemned Vedic rituals. He believed that through pure and meritorious life all can attain liberation. No ritual is required for acquiring such liberation. It can be attained through right knowledge, right faith, and right action.

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64. Consider the following statements about Jainism:

1. Mahavira regarded that all objects, both animate and inanimate, have souls and varied degrees of consciousness.

2. Mahavira rejected the authority of the Vedas and objected to the Vedic rituals.

3. Even the practice of agriculture was considered sinful as it causes injury to the earth, worms and animals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Mahavira Jain rejected Vedas and Vedic rituals.

The correct option is A TrueMahavira rejected Vedas and condemned Vedic rituals. He believed that through pure and meritorious life all can attain liberation. No ritual is required for acquiring such liberation. It can be attained through right knowledge, right faith, and right action.

The correct option is A True
Mahavira rejected Vedas and condemned Vedic rituals. He believed that through pure and meritorious life all can attain liberation. No ritual is required for acquiring such liberation. It can be attained through right knowledge, right faith, and right action.