JAINISM AND BUDDHISM

Question 1

WHAT IS KEVALA GNANA?

Answer 1

IT IS THE HIGHEST SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WAS ATTAINED BY MAHAVIRA.

Question 2

MAHAVIRA DIED AT THE AGE OF 72 AT_______.

Answer 2

PAVA NEAR RAJAGRIHA.

Question 3

REASONS FOR THE RISE OF JAINISM AND BUDDHISM?

Answer 3

1. RELIGIOUS UNREST IN INDIA IN 6TH CENTURY BC.
2. SACRIFICIAL CEREMONIES TOO EXPENSIVE.
3. TEACHINGS OF UPANISHADS- HIGHLY PHILOSOPHICAL SO NOT EASILY UNDERSTOOD.

Question 4

WHAT ARE TRIRATNAS?

Answer 4

TRIRATNAS ARE THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF JAINISM.
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1. RIGHT KNOWLEDGE
2. RIGHT FAITH
3. RIGHT CONDUCT

Question 5

MEANING OF RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AS PER JAINISM?

Answer 5

RIGHT KNOWLEDGE- ACCEPTANCE OF THEORY THAT THERE IS NO GOD AND THE WORLD IS WITHOUT CREATOR AND ALL OBJECTS POSSESS A SOUL.

Question 6

MEANING OF RIGHT FAITH AS PER JAINISM?

Answer 6

RIGHT FAITH- BELIEF IN TEACHINGS AND WISDOM OF MAHAVIRA.

Question 7

MEANING OF RIGHT CONDUCT AS PER JAINISM?

Answer 7

RIGHT CONDUCT REFERS TO THE OBSERVANCE OF FIVE GREAT VOWS.
1. NOT TO INJURE LIFE.
2. NOT TO LIE.
3. NOT TO STEAL.
4. NOT TO AQUIRE PROPERTY.
5. NOT TO LEAD IMMORAL LIFE.

Question 8

HOW DID JAINISM GOT DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTS?

Answer 8

• BY THE END OF 4TH CENTURY BC, THERE WAS A SERIOUS FAMINE IN THE GANGES VALLEY.
• MANY JAIN MONKS LED BY BHADRABAHU AND CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA CAME TO SRAVANA BELAGOLA IN KARNATAKA.
• THOSE WHO STAYED BACK IN NORTH INDIA WERE LED BY A MONK NAMED STHULABAHU WHO CHANGED THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE MONKS.
• THIS LED TO THE DIVISION OF JAINISM INTO TWO SECTS SVETAMBARAS (WHITE CLAD) AND DIGAMBARAS (SKY CLAD OR NAKED).

Question 9

THE FIRST JAIN COUNCIL WAS CONVENED AT_____ BY______.

Answer 9

PATALIPUTRA BY STHULABAHU.

Question 10

SECOND JAIN COUNCIL WAS HELD AT?

Answer 10

VALABHI.

Question 11

THE FINAL COMPILATION OF JAIN LITERATURE CALLED TWELVE ANGAS WAS COMPLETED AT WHICH COUNCIL?

Answer 11

SECOND COUNCIL AT VALABHI.

Question 12

FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS OF BUDDHA?

Answer 12

1. THE WORLD IS FULL OF SUFFERING.
2. THE CAUSE IS SUFFERING IS DESIRE.
3. IF DESIRES ARE GET RID OFF, SUFFERING CAN BE REMOVED.
4. THIS CAN BE DONE BY FOLLOWING THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.

Question 13

EIGHTFOLD PATH OF BUDDHA?

Answer 13

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1. RIGHT VIEW
2. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
3. RIGHT CONDUCT
4. RIGHT CONCENTRATION
5. RIGHT SPEECH
6. RIGHT EFFORT
7. RIGHT RESOLVE
8. RIGHT MINDFULNESS.

Question 14

BUDDHA HAD TWO KIND OF DISCIPLES. THEY ARE?

Answer 14

1. MONKS (BHIKSHUS)
2. LAY WORSHIPPERS (UPASIKAS).

Question 15

MOST FAMOUS DISCIPLES OF BUDDHA?

Answer 15

1. SARIPUTTA
2. MOGGALLANNA
3. ANANDA
4. KASSAPA
5. UPALI

Question 16

BUDDHIST COUNCILS LOCATIONS AND THEIR CHAIRMEN?

Answer 16

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1. FIRST- RAJAGRAHA- MAHAKASAPA
2. SECOND- VAISALI
3. THIRD- PATALIPUTRA- UNDER PATRONAGE OF ASHOKA, MOGGALIPUTTA TISSA PRESIDED OVER IT.
4. FOURTH- KASHMIR- BY KANISHKA, UNDER CHAIRMANSHIP OF VASUMITRA. ASHVAGOSHA ALSO PARTICIPATED.
NOTE ALL THE COUNCILS TOOK PLACE AFTER THE DEATH OF BUDDHA.

Question 17

FINAL VERSION OF THE TRIPITAKAS WAS COMPLETED IN WHICH COUNCIL?

Answer 17

THIRD COUNCIL.

Question 18

MAHAYANA BUDDHISM ORIGINATED IN WHICH BUDDHIST COUNCIL?

Answer 18

FOURTH.
SO THE BUDDHISM PREACHED BY BUDDHA AND PROPAGATED BY ASHOKA WAS KNOWN AS HINAYANA.