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[#56] In which descent Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?
Correct Answer

(A) Ikswakshu Vansh

Explanation

Solution: Abhinandannatha or Abhinandan Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). Abhinandananātha is said to have lived for 50 lakh purva. Abhinandannath was born to King Sanvara Raja and Queen Sidharta Rani at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan. His birth date was the second day of the Magh shukla month of the Indian calendar. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its Karma.

[#57] In which Nakshatra (constellation) Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?
Correct Answer

(D) Punarvasu

Explanation

Solution: In Punarvasu Nakshatra (constellation) Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born. The word Punarvasu is derived from Puna + Vasu, which means return, renewal, restoration or repetition. The 12 Adityas were born of Kasyapa in the womb of Aditi.

[#58] Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at __________ and died at __________
Correct Answer

(C) Kundagrama and Pava

Explanation

Solution: Mahavira, (Sanskrit: "Great Hero") also known as Vardhamana, (born c. 599 bce traditional dating, Kshatriyakundagrama, India—died 527 traditional dating, Pavapuri), Epithet of Vardhamana, the last of the 24 Tirthankaras ("Ford-makers", i.e., saviours who promulgated Jainism), and the reformer of the Jain monastic.

[#59] During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
Correct Answer

(C) Kanishka

Explanation

Solution: Gandhara School of Art blossom in the reign of Kanishka. The Gandhara art is basically the result of Hellenistic influences on Buddhism. That is why it is also called Greco-Buddhist art. The reign of a single king cannot be attributed as the cause for the evolution of the art.

[#60] The 'Three Jewels' (Triratnas) of Jainism are
Correct Answer

(A) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct

Explanation

Solution: In Jainism the three jewels (also referred to as ratnatraya) are understood as samyagdarshana ("right faith"), samyagjnana ("right knowledge"), and samyakcharitra ("right conduct"). One of the three cannot exist exclusive of the others, and all are required for spiritual liberation.