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

(a) Mahavira

(b) Rishabhadeva

(c) Parshvanath

(d) Neminath

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

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 : 2

Consider the following statements

  1. The Buddhists in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries.
  2. The Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas excavated temples at sites far distant from rock-cut Chaityas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) 1 only

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Who was the teacher of Gautam Buddha?

a) Alara Kalam

b) Gautam

c) Sudharman

d) Asanga

Answer: (a)

Alara Kalama was a hermit saint and a teacher of yogic meditation who lived near Rajgriha. He was one of the teachers of Gautama Buddha. Under Alara Kalama Gautama, Buddha practised austerities. Alara taught Gautama Buddha many things including meditation.

Question : 4

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 : 5

The Bodhisatva Doctrine is associated with

a) Theravada Buddhism View

b) Mahayana Buddhism

c) Hinayana Buddhism

d) Vajrayana Buddhism

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

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)

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