RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
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In the western parts pf India Jainism was patronised by the ____ community
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business
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worker
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saint
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bhadrabhau spread Jainism in South India, especially in Karnataka. He lived in the court of Chandragupta Mauryan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jainism gradually spread to western India where the Brahmanical religion was weak. Jainas adopted the Prakrit language of the masses to preach their doctrines and discarded the Sanskrit language which was patronized by the Brahmanas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dantivarman or Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. The dynasty ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries. They patronized Vaishnavism. In addition, they also protected Jainism, Buddhism, and Islam.
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