HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Nandas
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Mauryas
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Kusanas
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Shungas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jainism was divided into two sects during the reign of the empire whose capital was Pataliputra and the common languages that were spoken during that time were Magadhi and Prakrit. Complete answer: The division took place during the reign of the Mauryan empire. The era of the Mauryan empire is also called the Iron age.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jains are divided into two major sects; the Digambara (meaning sky clad) sect and the Svetambara (meaning white clad) sect.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the earliest written Digambara account (from the 10th century ce), the two sects formed in the 4th century bce following a migration of Jain monks southward from the Ganges River (or from Ujjain) to Karnataka in response to a serious famine during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jain order has been divided into two major sects: Digambara and Svetambara. The division occurred mainly due to famine in Magadha which compelled a group led by Bhadrabahu to move South India .