Buddhism and Jainism
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What are the three main pillars of Jainism?

  • Truth, non-violence, chastity
  • Non-possessiveness, truth, non-stealing
  • Non-violence, non-absolutism, asceticism (correct)
  • Chastity, non-violence, non-stealing

    • Who is considered to be the first tirthankara in the current time cycle in Jainism?

  • Rishabhadeva (correct)
  • Mahavira
  • Parshvanatha
  • Unknown

    • How many vows do Jain monks take?

  • Seven
  • Ten
  • Five (correct)
  • Three

    • When did the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha live according to historians?

    <p>9th century BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Jainism influenced in Jain culture?

    <p>Predominantly lacto-vegetarian lifestyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered to be the first tirthankara in the current time cycle according to Jain tradition?

    <p>Rishabhadeva</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did historians date the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha?

    <p>9th century BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main pillars of Jainism?

    <p>ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (asceticism)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many vows do Jain monks take?

    <p>Five</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has the influence of Jain principles led to in Jain culture?

    <p>A predominantly lacto-vegetarian lifestyle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Indian state is the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism?

    <p>Bihar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Buddhism and Jainism both believe is possible through spiritual and ethical disciplines?

    <p>Liberation from the cycle of rebirths and deaths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is generally accepted as a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

    <p>Mahavira</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the historical buddha's name?

    <p>Gautama Buddha</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference in core doctrines between Jainism and Buddhism?

    <p>Belief in the existence of the soul</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Indian state is mentioned as the place where Buddhism and Jainism developed?

    <p>Bihar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are generally accepted as contemporaries in the context of Buddhism and Jainism?

    <p>Gautama Buddha and Mahavira</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do both Jainism and Buddhism believe is possible to attain through spiritual and ethical disciplines?

    <p>Liberation from the cycle of rebirths and deaths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Jainism's historiography center on?

    <p>24 guides or Tirthankaras</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is believed to have rediscovered the long-forgotten in Buddhism?

    <p>Gautama Buddha</p> Signup and view all the answers

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