Correct answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Shramana is an ascetic striver, not a high-status Vedic priest.
- B
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Parivrajaka: wandering renunciant. Upasaka: Buddhist lay follower. Shramana ≠ priest.
- C
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Pair 2 fails.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Pair 2 fails.
Summary. Official key is (b) 1 and 3 only. Parivrajaka is a wanderer-renouncer. Upasaka is a lay Buddhist. Shramanas (Buddhist, Jain, Ajivika) stand apart from high Vedic priesthood.
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