buddhism jainism & religious movement Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

Which of the following Buddhist Philosopher is said to have visited Nepal in the fourth century A.D. in order to propagate his own doctrine?

a) Acharya Vasubandhu

b) Acharya Atisha

c) Acarya Kamalashila

d) Acharya Shatarakshita

Answer: (a)

Question : 32

Buddha was born at

a) Kapilvastu

b) Lumbini

c) Vaishali

d) Pataliputra

Answer: (b)

The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.

Question : 33

Who was the founder of Vigyanvada or Yogachar?

a) Nagasen

b) Ashvaghosh

c) Aryadeva

d) Maitreyanath

Answer: (d)

Maitreyanatha ( 270–350 CE) is one of the three founders of the Vigyanvada or Yogachar school of Buddhist philosophy, along with Asanga and Vasubandhu.

Question : 34

The first sermon of Buddha made at Saranath is called

a) Dharma Sansthapan

b) Dharmachakra Parivartan

c) Maha Parinirvan

d) Dharma Sabha

Answer: (b)

The Dharmachakra Parivartan is said to be the first teaching given by the Buddha after he attained enlightenment. It is taught that the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under the Bodhi tree by the river Neranjara, in Bodhgaya.

Question : 35

What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council?

a) To put an end to the dissensions in the Church (Sangha)

b) To prepare a complete and authentic collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha

c) To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali

d) to establish the purity of the canon which had been imperiled by the rise of different sects

Answer: (c)

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