Why did new religious sects emerged during sixth century BCE ?

1.	Why did new religious sects emerged during sixth century BCE ?
Answer» Solution :On account of following reasons new religious sects emerged during the SIXTH century BCE. (i) Social Evil : In the sixth century BCE, many social evils were prevailing in the SOCIETY , which was DIVIDED into four varnas . The shudras were badly treated by the upper three varnas . Many social and religious restrictions were PUT on them. They wanted to have look at another religion, which could give them right place in the society. (ii)Complexity in Vedic religion: Hinduism was considered as Vedic. Earlier it was very easy to practice it , but with the passage of time many rituals came in it . Now , it BECOME very complex . So people wanted a new religion in which there will be no place for useless traditions. (iii) Language : Sanskrit was the mainlanguage at the time. Many Vedic texts were composed in it, This language was far away from the reach of common people . They cannot read and write it. So, they wanted to have common language which can be easily understood . (iv) Birth of Lord Mahavira and Buddha : These two thinkers wereborn in the 6th century . They preached their massages in common language of the people. Their teachings were easily followed . Both criticised the caste system and gave the massage of equality. They founded their own religious , namely Jainism and Buddhism , which become popular due to its simplicity.

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