alleryWhom do Ashoka's pillar edicts call the Niganthas?
AThe Jains
BThe Buddhists
CThe Brahmins
DThe Ajivikas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The Jains
1. The third century BCE emperor Ashoka mentions the Niganthas in his pillar edicts.
2. The text identifies them as the Jains.
3. Ajivikas, Buddhists and Brahmins are separate groups.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jainism, Epigraphic and archaeological evidence_
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