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1
The name Buddha means
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
A Buddha is one who has attained Bodhi; and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means. The term Buddha literally means enlightened one, a knower.
2
Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism?
I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas
II. Denial of God
III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva
IV. The concept of nirvana
V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rejection of the authority of Vedas, Denial of God, The concept of nirvana is related with Buddhism.
3
Which of the following place, Buddha was never depicted in a human form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Sanchi Stupa, also written Sanci, is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India, and an important monument of Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 2nd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the chhatri, a parasol-like structure symbolising high rank, which was intended to honour and shelter the relics.
4
Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Under the patronage of Kalasoka, The Second Buddhist council took place approximately in 383 BCE, seventy years after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa.
5
The Svetambara Jains were
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Svetambara is made from two Sanskrit words – Svet meaning white & Ambara meaning clothes. So, Svetambara monks are generally clad in a white attire. They believe white represents simplicity which is a must to attain liberation.
6
Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
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Answer: Option A
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The Third Buddhist council was convened in about 250 BCE at Asokarama in Pataliputra, supposedly under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka. This is however disputed, as mention of the council never appears in the Edicts of Ashoka.
7
In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
On Vaishaka Shukla 9, in Ayodhya, in a jungle, he removed his hair in just five hand full, removed all the worldly things from his body and became and ascetic and disappeared in jungle.
8
In Jainism, 'Perfect Knowledge' is referred to as
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Answer: Option C
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Kaivalya also known as Kevala Jnana means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as absolute knowledge or supreme knowledge. Kevala jnana is believed to be an intrinsic quality of all souls. This quality is masked by karmic particles that surround the soul. Every soul has the potential to obtain omniscience by shedding off these karmic particles. Jain scriptures speak of twelve stages through which the soul achieves this goal. A soul who has attained kevala jnana is called a kevalin. According to the Jains, only kevalins can comprehend objects in all aspects and manifestations; others are only capable of partial knowledge.
9
Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?
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Answer: Option C
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Pabbajja literally means "to go forth" and refers to when a layperson leaves home to live the life of a Buddhist renunciate among a community of bhikkhus. This generally involves preliminary ordination as a novice. It is sometimes referred to as "lower ordination."
10
The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Buddha preached his teachings in Pali(the language of the common people) which accounted for the spread of Buddhism.