The term “Kutagarashala” literally means ____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A hut with a pointed roof or in groves where traveling mendicants halted
In the sixth century BCE teachers of many schools of thought travelled from place to place, trying to convince one another and laypersons. Their debates took place in the kutagarashala – literally, a hut with a pointed roof – or in groves where travelling mendicants halted. If a philosopher won over a rival, the rival’s followers also became his disciples.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.3 Debates and discussions … We get a glimpse of lively discussions and debates from Buddhist texts, which mention as many as 64 sects or schools of thought. Teachers travelled from place to place, trying to convince one another as well as laypersons, about the validity of their philosophy or the way they understood the world. Debates took place in the kutagarashala – literally, a hut with a pointed roof – or in groves where travelling mendicants halted. If a philosopher succeeded in convincing one of his rivals, the followers of the latter also became his disciples.…” |