Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
\[
\text{Assertion (A): There was an inherent capacity in India to absorb many discords intellectually.}
\]
\[
\text{Reason (R): The tradition of supremacy of Vedas faced serious challenges from sects like Jainism and Buddhism.}
\]
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: