question_answer 12)

List at least two ways in which the Sangha described in this lesson was different from the one mentioned in Chapter 6. Were there any similarities?

Answer:

 Sangha in Chapter 6                                       Sangha in Chapter 7 (i) It was a form of                                          (i) Both the Mahavir and the government in Vaishali                                       Buddha felt that only (Bihar).                                                             those who left their homes                                                                         could gain true knowledge,                                                                         They arranged for them to                                                                          stay together in the sangha.                                                                          Sangha is the association of                                                                          those who left their homes. (ii) There were many rulers                              (ii) Men and women who in the sangha.                                                     joined the sangha led simple lives.   Similarities:   Sangha in Chapter 6                                           Sangha in Chapter 7 (i) Women, slaves and                                      (i) Women, slaves, children Kammakaras   could                                            had to take permission not participates in                                                of their husbands, masters, that types of social                                               parents respectively, if they work                                                                    want to join sangha.