During the 6th century BCE in India, there were significant religious developments and changes. Major religions like Buddhism and Jainism emerged, founded by Gautama Buddha and Mahavira Jina respectively. Various social, economic, and political factors contributed to conflicts of thought and the emergence of new ideas. Contemporary scholars and thinkers proposed different schools of thought like Samkhya, Charvak, and Ajivika to address the religious conditions of the time. Their attempts led to the establishment of many new religious sects and improvements to existing beliefs. This resulted in technological, artistic, architectural, and cultural advances, as well as political and economic changes across India.

1. Religious Condition During the 6th Cen. BCE
Sachin Kr.Tiwary

2. 1. Importance
2.World Context
3.Various Reason
4. Attempts/Struggle
5. Results
600 BCE
RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS

3. Map of
600 BCE
Importance
• Historical evidences
came to exist,
• The founders of two
great religions (Jainism
& Buddhism) of
mankind- Mahavira Jina
and Gautama Buddha,
• Technological Changes,
• Cultural and Trade
Contacts with outside:
Fusion and Mutual
Influences,
Religious Condition During the 6th Cen. BCE

4. World Context: China
Religious Condition During the 6th Cen. BCE
Laozi/LaotseConfucius

5. World Context: Persia
Achaemenid Empire Zoroastrianism

6. World Context: Greek Pythagoras

7. World Context: India
Buddhism
&
Jaininsm

8. Emergence of New
Thoughts and Religion,
Why ?
Religious
Economic
Political
Scenario
Materialistic
Evolutions
Social
Disparity
Conflict of
02 Upper
Class
Difficult
Languages
Conflicts of
Thought
Religious Condition During the 6th Cen. BCE
Various Reasons/Factors-08

9. Attempts/Struggle
Attempts by
the several
contemporary
scholars
Samkhya
(स ांख्य दर्शन)
Charvak
(च र् शक दर्शन)
Ajivika
(आजीर्क
सांप्रद य)
Ucchedavada (the
Doctrine of
Annihilation after
death)
(उच्छेदर् द)
62 Sects (Buddhist Literatures)
363 Sects (Jaina Literatures)

10. • New kind of art specimens
and architectural growth,
• Chaitya, Monasteries,
Stupas,Temples,
• Invention of Iron
technology,
• Establishment of new city
settlement,
• Encouragement in
Agricultural work,
• Advancements inTrade and
Network,
• Traders Community status,
• Acceptance of Interest,
• Freedom ofTrade.
• Improvements in the old
practices and beliefs,
• Sophistication in
Brahman religion,
• Establishment of New
Religions/Sects,
• Understanding of
HumanValues,
• Rights of II and IVVarn,
• Writing of several
religious books,
Religious Economical
Art and
Architectural
Technological
Religious Condition During the 6th Cen. BCE
Results- 05
POLITICAL CHANGES
1. Stability,
2. Janpada-Mahajanapada

11. ANY QUESTION ?
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