Correct Answer - Option 1 : Only those who left their homes could gain true knowledge
Buddhism and Jainism are two Indian religions that developed in Magadha and continue to thrive in the modern age.
Jainism and Buddhism share many features, terminology, and ethical principles, but emphasize them differently.
- Both the Mahavira and the Buddha felt that only those who left their homes could gain true knowledge.
- They arranged for them to stay together in the sangha, an association of those who left their homes.
- The rules for Buddhist sanghas were written down in the Vinaya Pitaka.
- All men could join the sanghas, but children had to take permission from their parents.
- Men and women in the sanghas led simple lives, meditated, and begged for food. So they were also called bhikkus (beggars) and bhikkhunis.
- Buddhism says that through enlightenment (bodhi) an individual crosses the river of samsara and attain liberation.
Hence, the common feature of Buddhism and Jainism is that Only those who left their homes could gain true knowledge.