Jainism And Buddhism - Study Mode

[#76] What was the name of the father of Rishabhanatha Tirthankar?
Correct Answer

(A) Nabhiraya

Explanation

Solution: According to Jain traditional accounts, he was born to king Nabhi and queen Marudevi in the north Indian city of Ayodhya, also called Vinita. He had two wives, Sunanda and Sumangala. Sumangala is described as the mother of his ninety-nine sons (including Bharata) and one daughter, Brahmi.

[#77] Vardhamana Mahavira is also known as
Correct Answer

(A) Jina

Explanation

Solution: Vardhamana Mahavira is also known as 'Jina', the one who conquered temptations for sensual pleasures, and hence the name Jainism for the religion he shaped up and propagated from the teachings of his predecessors.

[#78] Which of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?
Correct Answer

(A) Pava

Explanation

Solution: Tirthankar Mahavir attained Nirvana at a place called Majjhima Pava, the present Pavapuri in the Patna district of the Indian state of Bihar.

[#79] Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council?
Correct Answer

(C) Ashoka

Explanation

Solution: It was held in 250 BC at Pataliputra under the patronage of King Asoka. It was presided by Moggliputta Tissa.

[#80] Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers.
Correct Answer

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

Explanation

Solution: Nalanda was a Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres (59 mi) southeast of Patna near the city of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fifth century CE to c.u20091200 CE. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nalanda flourished under the patronage of the Gupta Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries and later under Harsha, the emperor of Kannauj. The liberal cultural traditions inherited from the Gupta age resulted in a period of growth and prosperity until the ninth century. The subsequent centuries were a time of gradual decline, a period during which the tantric developments of Buddhism became most pronounced in eastern India under the Pala Empire.