History & Civics
(A) Hinayana does not believe that Buddha was God.
(R) Mahayana believes that Buddha was an incarnation of God.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Jainism & Buddhism
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(A) and (R) are independent of each other
Explanation — Hinayana considered Buddha as a human being who attained enlightenment. The Mahayana tradition, on the other hand, viewed the Buddha as a divine being or an incarnation of God.
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