buddhism jainism & religious movement Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Hiuen Tsang arrived in Kashmir taking the route from Tibet and Ladakh. He had a significant influence in spreading Buddhism in Kashmir. When he had first arrived in Kashmir, Buddhism was a widespread religion. He later proceeded to Harsha's empire to learn more about Buddhism.

He spent about two years in Kashmir in the pursuit of Buddhist texts. He studied under a renowned Kashmiri teacher.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

The knowledge realized by Buddha is reflected in the following four noble truths:

1. There is suffering in human life- when Buddha saw human beings suffering from sickness, pain and death, he concluded that there was definitely suffering in human life. There is pain with birth. Separation from the pleasant is also painful. All the passions that remain unfulfilled are painful. Pain also comes when objects of sensuous pleasure are lost. Thus, life is all pain.
2. There is the cause of suffering the second Noble Truth is related to the cause of suffering. It is a desire that motivates the cycle of birth and death. Therefore, desire is the fundamental cause of suffering.
3. There is a cessation of suffering the third Noble Truth tells that when passion, desire and love of life are totally destroyed, the pain stops. This Truth leads to the end of sorrow, which causes pain in human life. It involves the destruction of ego (aham or ahamkara), attachment, jealousy, doubt and sorrow. That state of mind is the state of freedom from desire, pain and any kind of attachment. It is the state of complete peace, leading to nirvana.
4. Path of Liberation. The fourth Noble Truth leads to a way that takes to liberation. Thus, initially starting with pessimism, the Buddhist philosophy leads to optimism. Although there is constant suffering in human life, it can be ended finally. Buddha suggests that the way or the path leading to liberation is eightfold, through which one can attain nirvana.