Jainism Final

Question 1

Tirthankaras

Answer 1

24 great people that are believed as saints or reached perfection.

Question 2

Founder of Jainism

Answer 2

Last of saints. Name is Nataputta Vardhamana; referred to as Mahavira

Question 3

Mahavira

Answer 3

Left home at 30. Experienced harshness in the world. Went naked for life after losing a cloth. At 42 he experienced great liberation; no longer troubled by pain/suffering. died at 72

Question 4

Jina

Answer 4

“conqueror” was Mahaviras nickname

Question 5

Jainism God

Answer 5

They reject a belief in a creator god

Question 6

Hylozoism

Answer 6

the view of reality.

Question 7

Jiva and ajiva

Answer 7

Jiva means soul, spirit or life and ajiva means nonsoul or nonlife

Question 8

Karma and reincarnation

Answer 8

Jains believe in these and think spirits are constantly being reborn in various forms

Question 9

The jain goal

Answer 9

To reach a state of total freedom

Question 10

Five ethical recommendations of jainism

Answer 10

Nonviolence, Nonstealing, Chastity, Nonattachment, Nonlying

Question 11

Digambara

Answer 11

The branch that holds that everything must be renounced, including the last scrap of clothing.

Question 12

Shvetambaras

Answer 12

This branch allows women to enter monastic life as nuns and to dress in white. White robes

Question 13

Sthanakavasis

Answer 13

This branch is young, do not make use of either temples of images. Focus on meditation

Question 14

Terapanthis

Answer 14

This branch was founded by Archrya Bikshu. Reject use of images. Has a supreme guru.

Question 15

Puja

Answer 15

Devotional ritual performed in front of statues and at altars.

Question 16

Jain Scriptures

Answer 16

The purvas, that exist no longer in their entirety. The eleven Angas is the teachings of Mahavira. Also twelve Upangas which are a collection of laws and rituals

Question 17

Jain art and architecture

Answer 17

Best examples if statues of Mahavira and other tirthankaras