According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
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Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
A. Asoka
B. Kanishka
C. Menander
D. Harsha
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Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?
A. Prakrit
B. Pali
C. Sanskrit
D. Both A & B
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Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist Cold?
A. Harsha
B. Samudragupta
C. Kanishka
D. Ashoka
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Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as
A. Triratna
B. Trivarga
C. Trisarga
D. Trimurti
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During young age, what did Sambhavnath Tirthankar feel while watching the dispersal of medieval clouds?
A. Togetherness
B. Mortification
C. Happy
D. Sad
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I. Buddhist elements
II. Secular aspects
III. Jain culture
Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Ajanta Painting portray ?
A. Only I
B. Both I and II
C. I, II and III
D. Only III
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Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Jataka tales?
I. It is a collection of tales belonging to the pre-Buddhist period give us a revealing glimpse into a period when the fusion between the Aryan and the Dravidian races had been almost completed.
II. It gives us the periods of rule and genealogies of dynasties of kings.
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A. Kadphises
B. Kanishka I
C. Vasishka
D. Huvishka
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What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
A. Mahaparinirvana
B. Mahamastabhisheka
C. Mahabhiniskraman
D. Dharmachakrapravartan
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From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C. Qutub Minar
D. Red Fort Complex
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Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) related to the Buddhist Philosophy?
A. Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics and epistemology.
B. Buddhism is a non-theistic system of beliefs based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince later known as the Buddha, in the 5th Century B.C.
C. Both A & B
D. Netheir A nor B
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Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
A. Antiochus II
B. Apollodotus I
C. Apollodotus II
D. Menander I
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Assertion (A): The jainas follow the practice of worshipping images of tirthankaras.
Reason (R): They denied the existence of a Supreme Being.
A. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
A. Gautama
B. Mahavira
C. Chandra Gupta
D. Ashoka
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Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
A. Vaishali
B. Kashmir
C. Rajagriha
D. Pataliputra
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Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?
A. Meenakshi
B. Smriti
C. Gautami
D. Gargi
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Which one of the following is not included in the 'Eight Fold Path' of Buddhism?
A. Right Speech
B. Right Effort
C. Right Desire
D. Right Conduct
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The Jaina literature is known as
A. Tripitakas
B. Epics
C. Aryasutras
D. Angas
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The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as
A. Footprints
B. The Bodhi Tree
C. Stupas
D. All of the above
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