alleryWhich older name for Jain ascetics meant bondless?
ANirgrantha
BParivrajaka
CBhikkhu
DAjivika
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nirgrantha
1. The terms jain and jaina replaced an older name.
2. That older name was nirgrantha, meaning bondless, used for ascetic wanderers.
3. Ajivika is a separate sramana sect, and bhikkhu is a Buddhist monk.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jainism, Etymology_
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