Tarun is a small farmer in a village. He wants to worship god. But he is against the sacrificial part of the ritual, as he believes in non violence or Ahimsa.
Which of the following sects do you think Tarun could belong to?
A
Brahmin
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B
Sramana
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C
Vihara
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D
Kshatriya
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Solution
The correct option is B Sramana The Sramanas rejected elaborate rituals because it kept commoners feeling left out. The commoners didn’t have the means or the money to perform rituals. Sramanas also criticised sacrificial worship because of their belief in ahimsa or non-violence. The Brahmins and Sramanas also adopted many local religious practices like the worship of mother goddesses, snakes, animals, trees and even dead ancestors to their religion.