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Question
Textbook Keyword: Svetambaras
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Solution
They were Jain monks who wore white clothes and did not believe in a hard penance.
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Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | 540 BC - 468 BC | (a) | Worship of Bodhisattvas |
| 2 | Pavapuri | (b) | First Sermon given by Buddha |
| 3 | Tri-Ratnas | (c) | The Enlightened One |
| 4 | Digambaras | (d) | Aim of Buddha |
| 5 | Svetambaras | (e) | Mahavira |
| 6 | Buddha | (f) | Collection of Buddha's teachings |
| 7 | Nirvana | (g) | Right Faith, Righ Knowledge, Right Action |
| 8 | Deer Park at Sarnath | (h) | The sky-clad sect of Jainism |
| 9 | Tri-Pitakas | (i) | The White-clad sect of the Jains |
| 10 | Mahayana | (j) | Place where Mahavira Died |
State whether the following statement is True or False.
By the 6th century BC, the Vedic religion had become too complicated and common people could not understand it.
Textbook Keywords: Digambara Sect of Jainism
Two famous followers of Jainism were ______ and ______.
Name the two Jain sects. What was the difference between the two?
State whether the following is true or false.
Mahavira was the last Tirthankara of the Jains.
Name the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jains.
Explain briefly the Jain principles of Ahimsa.
Explain briefly the Jain principles of Karma and Rebirth.
When did Mahavira gain spiritual knowledge?
