Question

In ancient South Asian sources, this kind of people were referred to by a term referring to their status as being “free from knots.” A Gujarati group of these people who migrated from Palanpur usurped Antwerp’s Hasidic community’s control of the diamond trade. Extraordinarily rich examples of these people include Shantidas Jhaveri and the Jagat (“JUH-guth”) Seth family, (-5[1])who served the Mughals and the Nawabs of Bengal. Many of these people allegedly moved south after one of these people convinced a ruler that his conquests would cause a (*) twelve-year famine. Legendarily, Bhadrabahu’s teachings led a king to become one of these people and leave his kingdom to Bindusara. For 10 points, Chandragupta (-5[1])Maurya allegedly starved himself in accordance with the principles of what religious group, following the tradition of their Digambara school? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Jains [or followers of Jainism or Jain dharma or Jaina tradition; accept Jain monks; accept Digambara or sky-clad Jains until read; accept Svetambara or white-clad Jains until “Digambara” is read; prompt on ascetics or monks; prompt on sramanas or samanas or renunciants]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Claire JonesDefying SuavityLimp Franceskit56-5
Arvin BoraghiCambridgeCien Años de Quizboledad110-5
Brendan BethlehemCien Años de QuizboledadCambridge13110
Ben Russell JonesSimple VibesGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz13110
Frances HadleyLimp FranceskitDefying Suavity13110

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%100%128.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%20%60%102.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%33%33%92.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%100%128.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%67%131.00