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Questions : The Bodhisatva Doctrine is associated with

(a) Theravada Buddhism View

(b) Mahayana Buddhism

(c) Hinayana Buddhism

(d) Vajrayana Buddhism

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

Match the following.

(Name) (Symbol)
1. Rishabha (i) Lion
2 Ajitnath (ii) Bull
3. Parswanath (iii) Elephant
4. Mahavir (iv) Serpent
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

a) 1-ii 2-iii, 3- iv, 4- i

b) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv

c) 1- ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv

d) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i, 4- iv;

Answer: (a)

The Jain philosophy was first propounded by the Tirthankara Rishabha Deva. The names of Ajit Nath and Aristanemi are also mentioned with Rishabha Deva.

There were twenty-four Tirthankaras who actually established the Jaina darshan. The first Tirthankara realised that the source of Jaina philosophy was Adinath.

The twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara was named Vardhaman Mahavira who gave great impetus to Jainism. Mahavira was born in 599 BC.

Question : 2

Who is believed by the Jainas to be the first Tirthankar?

a) Mahavira

b) Rishabhadeva

c) Parshvanath

d) Neminath

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?

a) Gautama Buddha

b) Bimbsara

c) Prasenjit

d) Milinda

Answer: (d)

King Milinda was not a contemporary of the other three given in the option. Milinda in Indian Pali sources was a Greek of the Indo-Greek kingdom (165 BC–130 BC) who established a large empire in the South Asia and became a patron of Buddhism.

Question : 4

Which of the following works, included in Vaipulyasutras (nine canonical books of M ahayanists), is a typical Mahayana work containing all the characteristic features of that school?

a) Suvarnaprabhasa

b) Saddharmapundarika

c) Lalitavistara

d) Lankavatara

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Name the clan Buddha belonged to

a) Maurya

b) Gnathrika

c) Koliya

d) Shakya

Answer: (d)

Siddhartha’s caste was the Kshatriya. He belonged to the Shakya clan and was born in the royal family. His father was Suddhodana and his mother was Maya.

Because of this, he was known as Shakyamuni “sage of the Shakya clan”, which is the most common name used in the Mahayana literature to refer to the Buddha.

Question : 6

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:

List I List II
A. Birth 1. Stupa
B. First Sermon 2. Lotus and bull
C. Nirvana 3. Dharmachakra
D. Parinirvana 4. Bodhi tree
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (a)

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