Match the following Religions in List 1 with the description associated with them in List 2:

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

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

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

The correct match is:

Explanation:

In the case of Vaishnavism, cults developed around the various avatars or incarnations of the deity. Ten avatars were recognised within the tradition. These were forms that the deity was believed to have assumed in order to save the world whenever it was threatened by disorder and destruction because of the dominance of evil forces. It is likely that different avatars were popular in different parts of the country.

Jaina monks and nuns undertake five vows: refraining from taking life, stealing, and speaking falsehoods; maintaining celibacy; and abstaining from possessing material possessions.

In Shaivism, where Shiva assumed the role of the supreme god. Shiva was symbolized by the linga, although he was occasionally represented in human form too.

The Buddha emphasised individual agency and righteous action as the means to escape from the cycle of rebirth and attain self-realisation and nibbana, literally the extinguishing of the ego and desire – and thus end the cycle of suffering for those who renounced the world.