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?

9th century BCE Signup and view all the answers

What has Jainism influenced in Jain culture?

Predominantly lacto-vegetarian lifestyle Signup and view all the answers

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

Rishabhadeva Signup and view all the answers

When did historians date the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha?

9th century BCE Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main pillars of Jainism?

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

How many vows do Jain monks take?

Five Signup and view all the answers

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

A predominantly lacto-vegetarian lifestyle Signup and view all the answers

Which Indian state is the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism?

Bihar Signup and view all the answers

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

Liberation from the cycle of rebirths and deaths Signup and view all the answers

Who is generally accepted as a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

Mahavira Signup and view all the answers

What is the historical buddha's name?

Gautama Buddha Signup and view all the answers

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

Belief in the existence of the soul Signup and view all the answers

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

Bihar Signup and view all the answers

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

Gautama Buddha and Mahavira Signup and view all the answers

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

Liberation from the cycle of rebirths and deaths Signup and view all the answers

What does Jainism's historiography center on?

24 guides or Tirthankaras Signup and view all the answers

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

Gautama Buddha Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What are the three main pillars of Jainism?

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

How many vows do Jain monks take?

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

What has Jainism influenced in Jain culture?

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

When did historians date the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha?

What are the three main pillars of Jainism?

How many vows do Jain monks take?

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

Which Indian state is the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism?

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

Who is generally accepted as a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

What is the historical buddha's name?

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

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

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

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

What does Jainism's historiography center on?

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

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