JAINISM AND BUDDHISM QUIZ

Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?

Mahapadma Nanda

Bimbisara

Udayin

Ajatshatru

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The first Tirthankara of the Jains was

Rishabha

Arishtanemi

Ajitanath

Parshvanath

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To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?

Vasubandhu

Samprati

Kashyapa Matanga

Nagarjuna

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Where Ajeetnath Tirthankar was born?

Nasik

Ayodhya

Ujjain

Kiskindha

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Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?

Sumangla

Marudevi

Tara

Vijaya

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Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?

Ashoka

Bimbisara

Ajatasatru

Bindusara

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The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in

Brahmi

Magadhi

Pali

Sanskrit

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After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?

Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence

After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved

He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war

Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war

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Vaishakha Purnima has a great significance because it was on this day

All of these

Buddha died

Buddha was born

Buddha got enlightened

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Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as

Siddhartha

Suddhodhana

Rahul

Gautam

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