Arrange the following religious developments in chronological order:
A. Jainism and Buddhism
B. Vedic Traditions
C. Earliest Temples
D. First Stupas
E. Vaishnavism and Shaivism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, A, D, E, C
(B) Vedic Traditions — c. 1500-500 BCE: early Vedic traditions (c. 1500-1000 BCE) and later Vedic traditions (c. 1000-500 BCE).
(A) Jainism and Buddhism — c. sixth century BCE, together with the early Upanishads.
(D) First Stupas — c. third century BCE.
(E) Vaishnavism and Shaivism — c. second century BCE onwards, along with the development of Mahayana Buddhism and goddess cults.
(C) Earliest Temples — c. third century CE, the latest of the five.
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