Jainism Test Questions & Answers

Jainism Test Questions & Answers What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔It is one of the oldest perspectives in the world What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔Jains follow the teachings of the 24 tirthankaras or "Ford-makers". What is ...

Jainism Test Questions & Answers What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔It is one of the oldest perspectives in the world What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔Jains follow the teachings of the 24 tirthankaras or "Ford-makers". What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔Like Buddhism, it was an expression of warrior caste sympathizers against the domination of the priestly Brahmins. What is true of Jainism? - ✔✔The term "Jaina" means "following a 'Conqueror' or 'Victor'". During the axial age Upanishadic period of the evolution of the Indian family of perspectives, we saw that this period points to the search among the large ancient civilizations for universal principles. What else is true of this period in India? - ✔✔Anti-Vedic "striver" sects emerged to challenge the priestly caste Brahmin domination of the religious world. During the axial age Upanishadic period of the evolution of the Indian family of perspectives, we saw that this period points to the search among the large ancient civilizations for universal principles. What else is true of this period in India? - ✔✔In this period, one sees a warrior caste "rebellion" against the Brahmin priests. During the axial age Upanishadic period of the evolution of the Indian family of perspectives, we saw that this period points to the search among the large ancient civilizations for universal principles. What else is true of this period in India? - ✔✔One sees individual teachers emerge and distinct new traditions with an emphasis on individual striving and seeking. During the axial age Upanishadic period of the evolution of the Indian family of perspectives, we saw that this period points to the search among the large ancient civilizations for universal principles. What else is true of this period in India? - ✔✔Buddhism and Jainism emerge from the "striver" or shramana movement. Which are true equally of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism? - ✔✔All three accept karma theory. Which are true equally of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism? - ✔✔All three perspectives admit of rebirth (also known as reincarnation) and seek escape from this. Which are true equally of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism? - ✔✔All three practice at least some of the Yoga traditions. Which are true equally of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism? - ✔✔All three perspectives accept the doctrine of non-harming or "ahimsa" as their basis for ethics What is true of Jaina or Jain doctrine concerning the truth of things? - ✔✔Truth is found not in any single view. Ultimate truth is not, in fact, a view at all, but the practice of absolute nonharming. What is true of Jaina or Jain doctrine concerning the truth of things? - ✔✔Truth is found through individual discovery and self-restraint. What is true of Jaina or Jain doctrine concerning the truth of things? - ✔✔Truth is found in a totally "non-harming" - ahimsa - ethical life. One should not even kill a potato. In fact, believe it or not, some allegedly live on breath alone. What is true of Jaina or Jain doctrine concerning the truth of things? - ✔✔The jiva or "life essence" abides equally in all living things. It must be cleansed of obscurations of ignorance to be liberated from the cycle of rebirth or Sansara. What is true of the tirthankara or "ford-maker"? - ✔✔The ford-maker serves as a guide to traverse the raging river that separates samsara - the cyclic convoluted river of life - to kevalajnana or the jiva - life essence - purified of karmic stains and ignorance. What is true of the tirthankara or "ford-maker"? - ✔✔The most noted figure associated with Jain tradition - Mahavira or the "Great Hero" - was the 24th such line of ford-makers. Which of the following are quotes from the sayings of Mahavira of Jain tradition - check these for the right answer. The others are by Krishna and one definitely from the Buddha. (Hint: you can do a and search these out from the of the assigned readings and/or powerpoints or just browse the initial few passages to find the right answers below.) - ✔✔My soul characterised by knowledge and faith is alone eternal. All other phases of my existence to which I am attached are external occurrences that are transitory...you should do unto others what you want them to do unto you. Which of the following are quotes from the sayings of Mahavira of Jain tradition - check these for the right answer. The others are by Krishna and one definitely from the Buddha. (Hint: you can do a and search these out from the of the assigned readings and/or powerpoints or just browse the initial few passages to find the right answers below.) - ✔✔To kill any living being amounts to killing one self. compassion to others is compassion to one's own self. Therefore one should avoid violence like poison and the thorn (that causes pain). What are the two principle sects of Jaina tradition? What is true of these? - ✔✔The Svetambara or "Whte-clad" and the Digambara "Direction-clad" "sky-clad" Environment-clad". The "White - clad and sky-clad disagree principally on whether or not a woman may attain release of the jiva or "life-essence" in one lifetime. What are the two principle sects of Jaina tradition? What is true of these? - ✔✔Both Jain sects agree that self-restraint leads to a purification of the jiva or "life-essence" and that austerities or denial of the body, are a principal means to eradicate desire. What are the two principle sects of Jaina tradition? What is true of these? - ✔✔Both Jain sects agree with the Buddhists that the caste system and the ancient Vedic sacred texts are false. What do the Jaina perspective and the Buddhist perspective share with each other that neither shares with the Hindu or Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Reality) traidtions? - ✔✔Both Jain tradition and Buddhist reject the caste system. Both Jainism and Buddhism were founded by members of the Warrior caste, part of a social upheaval with opposition to Aryan hegemony and Brahmin priestly dominance. What do the Jaina perspective and the Buddhist perspective share with each other that neither shares with the Hindu or Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Reality) traidtions? - ✔✔Both Jainism and Buddhism reject the authority of the Hindu Vedas or Ancient hymns in the pre-axial age literatures What do the Jaina perspective and the Buddhist perspective share with each other that neither shares with the Hindu or Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Reality) traidtions? - ✔✔Both Jainism and Buddhism seek an individual rather than mass social approach to the "Ultimate Truth". What do the Jaina perspective and the Buddhist perspective share with each other that neither shares with the Hindu or Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Reality) traidtions? - ✔✔Both Jainism and Buddhism (Middle Way) perspective traditions reject Krishna's advice to Arjuna to kill his relatives because it is his caste duty. What do the Jaina perspective and the Buddhist perspective share with each other that neither shares with the Hindu or Sanatana Dharma (Eternal Reality) traidtions? - ✔✔Both Jainism and Buddhism far more strongly stress "non-harming" as a social ethic than the Hindu Sanatana Dharma Eternal Reality traditions How does Jainism define "non-living" (ajiva) entities? (Please see the link to Jainworld.com and click "Philosophy" to answer this one.) - ✔✔Anything that is not a soul is called ajiva. Ajiva does not have consciousness. How does Jainism define "non-living" (ajiva) entities? (Please see the link to Jainworld.com and click "Philosophy" to answer this one.) - ✔✔Jainism divides the "non-living" or ajiva in five broad categories: motion, rest, space, matter, time. How does Jainism define "non-living" (ajiva) entities? (Please see the link to Jainworld.com and click "Philosophy" to answer this one.) - ✔✔Jainism views fruits and nuts - non-rooted plants - as "non-conscious" and hence, the holy may eat them without karmic fault. How does Jainism define "non-living" (ajiva) entities? (Please see the link to Jainworld.com and click "Philosophy" to answer this one.) - ✔✔The Jain view towards all jivas or living things - things with a consciousness - is that of total "non-harming" (ahimsa). What are the reasons Buddhism spread to China, but not Hinduism (Sanatanadharma) nor Jainism? - ✔✔Jainism is so strict with austerities that the monks - forbidden for example, to wear shoes - could not traverse the mountains and deserts to get to China. What are the reasons Buddhism spread to China, but not Hinduism (Sanatanadharma) nor Jainism? - ✔✔Hinduism (Sanatanadharma) is so culture-bound and tied in with the caste system and dietary restrictions it did not spread to China. What are the reasons Buddhism spread to China, but not Hinduism (Sanatanadharma) nor Jainism? - ✔✔Jainism sees no need to "spread" unlike Buddhism. Jains are content to remain the elite of the spiritual world - in their eyes - and allow Buddhism and Hinduism to propagate among the masses of ignorant people. What are the reasons Buddhism spread to China, but not Hinduism (Sanatanadharma) nor Jainism? - ✔✔Daoism and Buddhism share much in common with each other, especially a peculiar orientation to the lone life in nature and the individual quest for ultimate truth. Shaivism - ✔✔This perspective holds that one should be devoted to the "Great Lord " (Maheshwara) and his "family" including his son, Ganesha, the elephant-headed god. Jainism - ✔✔This tradition asserts that total non-harming (ahimsa) regarding all living things as equally conscious and alive, is that path to the liberation of the life-essence(jiva). Buddhism - ✔✔This tradition is part of the shramana movement, asserts there is no self and no creator deity. Life is an attempt to "snuff out" the self or ego. Vaishnavism - ✔✔This perspective holds that one supreme godhead manifests nearly infinite "faces" (avatars) to guide humans in time of trouble. This perspective upholds the caste system and the warrior and priestly positions. Materialism - ✔✔This perspective asserted that there is no afterlife, no karma and the body is just plain dead when you die.