Which of the following best describes the fundamental difference in social mobility offered by the Shramana traditions compared to the Later Vedic Brahmanical system?

Options:

• A: Shramana traditions completely abolished the Varna system in secular society, establishing a classless state in Magadha.
• B: Shramana traditions allowed individuals to escape their ascribed Varna identity within the monastic order (Sangha), whereas the Brahmanical system strictly tied social status to birth.
• C: Brahmanical systems allowed easy upward mobility through ritual purification, while Shramana traditions restricted spiritual salvation only to the ruling Kshatriya elite.
• D: Shramana traditions advocated for the absolute political supremacy of the Shudras over all other Varnas.

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