Jainism and buddhism

31. Which of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?

Pava
Sarnath
Vaishali
Shravanabelagola

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?

32. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?

After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence

Detailed SolutionAfter the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?

33. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?

Anga sahitya
Upang sahitya
Sutta pitaka
Kalpasutra

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?

34. Who was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?

Siddharth
Maharaj Vimalvahan
Mahavir
None of the above

Detailed SolutionWho was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?

35. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

Parsva
Vasumitra
Nagarjuna
Sudraka

Detailed SolutionWho among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

36. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?

Abhaya
Dhyana
Dharmachakra
Bhumisparsha

Detailed SolutionWhat is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?

37. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

Buddhism
Jainism
Brahmanism
The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

Detailed SolutionThe principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

38. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true

Detailed SolutionAssertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community

39. What was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?

50 thousand
One lakh
One lakh fifty thousand
Two lakh

Detailed SolutionWhat was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?

40. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?

Early Mathura
Maurya
Gupta
Gandhara

Detailed SolutionThe two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?

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