With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Buddhism.Statement 2 is correct: Sarvastivadin considers everything empirical to be impermanent, they maintain that the dharma factors are eternally existing realities.Sarvastivadin:Believes in the eternal existence of dharma factorsAffirms the presence of past, present, and futureCriticized by Sautrantikas for violating the Buddhist idea of impermanence.Sautrantika:Descended from the SarvastivadinsRelies on sutras rather than Abhidharma commentariesAdheres to extreme momentariness, believing only the current moment existsCriticizes Sarvastivadin’s belief in the existence of past, present, and future phenomena Sammitiya and other sub-schools:Branches off from Vatsiputriya, a parent schoolWell-known in Gujarat and Sindh during the Maitraka dynastySplit into two sub-schools: Avantakas and Kurukulas 74
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