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With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:1. Parivrajaka - Renunciant and Wanderer2. Shramana - Priest with a high status3. Upasaka - Lay follower of BuddhismWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?1. 1 and 2 only2. 1 and 3 only3. 2 and 3 only4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1 and 3 only

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

  • The correct match is as follows-
    • Parivrajaka - Renunciant and Wanderers
    • Shramana - refer to the ascetics and renouncers of ancient India. The shamans included a variety of ascetics, as well as the monks and lay followers of various sects - Buddhist, Jaina, Ajivika, and others,
    • Upasaka - Lay follower of Buddhism

The list of some of the important priests of the Vedic period is as follows- 

  • The initial verse of the Ṛigveda identifies Agni, the god of fire, as divine priest and hotṛ, or invoking priest.
  • Adhvaryu - was the administrative priest.
  • Rtvij - was the sacrificial priest and it covered all different type of priests employed at the sacrifice.
  • hotri, potr, nestr, Agnidh, prasastṛ, adhvaryu and brahman- seven priests present in Rtvij.
  • The potṛ, neṣṭṛ, and brahman belonged to the ritual of the soma sacrifice


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