JAINISM AND BUDDHISM QUIZ

In Jainism, 'Perfect Knowledge' is referred to as

Jina

Ratna

Nirvana

Kaivalya

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Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of

Shakya

Janatrika

Mallas

Lichhavis

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A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is

Angas

Chartis

Nibandhas

Prabandhas

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Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

Archaeological Sources and the Puranas

Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana

Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa

Inscriptions of Ashoka

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'Prince of Piligrims' was the name attributed to

Fa-Hien

Hiuen-tsang

Megasthenes

I-tsing

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Assertion (A): The jainas follow the practice of worshipping images of tirthankaras. Reason (R): They denied the existence of a Supreme Being.

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is false but R is true

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Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.

Rajgriha

Bodh Gaya

Kapilavastu

Sarnath

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Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

Antiochus II

Apollodotus I

Menander I

Apollodotus II

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Which of the following is not the "Tri Ratna" of Jainism?

Right view

Right conduct

Right knowledge

Right faith

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What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?

Speed

Restrained heart

Charm

Anger

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