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Question
Mention two features of the Brahmanical faith of the 6th Century BC which were opposed by the Buddha.
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Solution
Two features of the Brahmanical faith of the 6th Century BC which the Buddha opposed were:
- Buddha condemned all forms of sacrifices that were conducted by the Brahmans during the 6th Century BC.
- Buddha discarded the complicated Sanskrit language of Vedic scriptures which was unintelligible to the ordinary people.
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