Question

Which of the following was/were impact/s of Jainism?

• A. Growth of language and literature
• B. Principle of non-violence
• C. Growth of trading community
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Jainism, just like Buddhism, focused a lot on Ahimsa. Even tiny organisms were considered to have the conscience and were not to be hurt.

Jainism appealed a lot to the trading community, who were Vaishyas, and were not happy with Brahmana supremacy and wanted to climb up the social ladder.

Moreover, Jainism also led to growth of language and literature. Earliest Jaina works were in an eastern dialect of Prakrit called Ardhamagadhi. Besides, Prakrit and its other dialects, Sanskrit and other vernacular languages were widely used for both canonical and non-canonical literature.