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प्रश्न
With reference to Jain religious philosophy, answer the following question:
Explain the causes responsible for the decline of Jainism.
उत्तर
The following factors were responsible for the decline of Jainism:
- Jainism preached rigid austerity. It rose at a time when Buddhism also existed. The theory of ahimsa was extended even to wearing clothes.
- The religion did not spread to foreign countries. It did not have any missionary effort.
- Jainism did not get royal patronage from contemporary rulers,
- Though Jainism advocated equality of men, it did not do away totally with the high and low position in society.
- During the Gupta period and in later years. Hinduism once again became popular. Therefore, Jainism remained restricted . of a few pockets in the country.
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