Match List I with List II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

The correct match is:

Explanation:

Jatakas are the Buddhist moral stories. The paintings at Ajanta depict stories from the Jatakas. These include depictions of courtly life, processions, men and women at work, and festivals. The artists used the technique of shading to give a three-dimensional quality. Some of the paintings are extremely naturalistic.

Stupas are mounds with relics of Buddha. The tradition of erecting stupas may have been pre-Buddhist, but they came to be associated with Buddhism. Since they contained relics regarded as sacred, the entire stupa came to be venerated as an emblem of both the Buddha and Buddhism.

In Sutta Pitaka it is mentioned that in five ways should the clansmen look after the needs of samanas (those who have renounced the world) and Brahmanas: by affection in act and speech and mind, by keeping open house to them and supplying their worldly needs.

Sangha was an organization of monks. The Vinaya Pitaka included rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha or monastic order. Initially, only men were allowed into the sangha, but later women also came to be admitted. According to Buddhist texts, this was made possible through the mediation of Ananda, one of the Buddha’s dearest disciples, who persuaded him to allow women into the sangha.