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Question
Mention two features of the Brahmanical faith of the 6th Century BC which were opposed by the Buddha.
Solution
Two features of the Brahmanical faith of the 6th Century BC which the Buddha opposed were:
- Buddha condemned all forms of sacrifices that were conducted by the Brahmans during the 6th Century BC.
- Buddha discarded the complicated Sanskrit language of Vedic scriptures which was unintelligible to the ordinary people.
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