Jainism Flashcards
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rishabdev has a reference in
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vayu purana
he was born in ayodhya and refered as bull
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which cycle did rishabdev belong
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avsarpini
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Who was the Second tirthankar
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Ajithnath
De noted by elephant
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Which animal represented sambhavana tirthankar
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Horse
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23rd tirthankar
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Parshavnath
Hooded serpent
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Mahavira
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Lion
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Did Jainism believe in caste system
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Yes
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Prabhasgiri
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Kausambhi UP
Jain place
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Was jains against agriculture
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Yes
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What are things Jainism rejects
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Vedas and god
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Do jains believe in soul and karma
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Yes…
Remeber buddhism rejects concept of soul
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Tirthankar that are mentioned in rigveda
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Rishabdev and arishtanemi
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When did mahavira attain kaivalya
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At the age of 42 under sal tree jambhiagrama
Near rijupalika river
First sermon at pava
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1st jain council
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300 BC pataliputra by stulabhadra by chandragupta maurya and 12 angas were compiled
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2nd jain council
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at 512 AD by vallabhi by devaardhu kshamasramana
12 upangs were compiled
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Existence of universe has infinite number of cycles
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utsarpini and avsarpini
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time represented by
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12 spokes of wheel 6 avsarpini and 6 utsarpini
one rotation of wheel called kalpa
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anekantavada
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non absolutism
can be used in ethics answer
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what are the panchmahavratas
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KASAAB ahimsa satya asteya apargriha bramhacharya
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what are anuvruta
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parallel vows like
gunavrata
siksavrata
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namokar mantra
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common prayer in jainism
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what are samkya in jainism
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brief periods of meditation 3 times a day
samayak darshana - right faith
samayak dyana
samayak charita
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shalaka purusha
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63 illustration of beings born in dukhama sukhama era
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what are arihant
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perfect sould with body
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what are siddha
perfect soul without body
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does jains support creator deity
no
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what is syadvada
ways at looking things are fixed
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ajnanavada nd nayavada are related to
jainism
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what are basadi
these are jain monastic establishment
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what is posadha
fasting of full moon new moon
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what is gunasthana
stages of purification
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Name the kings who paintronage jainism
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ajatshatru
c maurya
Emperor Vikramaditya
King Kharvela of Kaling
King Yashoverman of Kannauj
Emperor Samprati (Grandson of Ashoka)
King Chetaka of Vaishali GanRajya
King Bimbisara of Haryanaka Dynasty
King Udayin (Son of king Ajatshatru)
King Kumarpala of Gujrat (Chalukya Dynasty)
Bharat Chakravarti (After whom India is Named as Bhaarat)
SanatKumar Chakravarti (Chakravarti conquer whole Earth)
King Amogavarsha
King Bahubali of Taxila
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dyansty which had jainsim
Ikshvaku dynasty:Thritkaras as twenty-two of twenty-four Tirthankaras were born in this dynasty.[1]
Harivamsa
Vajji confederation (700 BCE - 400 BCE)
Pandya dynasty (6th century BCE - 1345 CE) Some rulers were Jains though not all.
Maurya dynasty (322-184 BCE)
Mahameghavahana dynasty (250s BCE – 5th century CE)
Kadamba Dynasty (345–525 CE)
Western Ganga Dynasty (350 CE – 1000)
Santara dynasty (7th century CE - 18th century CE)
Rastrakuta dynasty (735CE-982 CE)
Shilahara Dynasty (8th century CE–13th century CE)
Kakatiya dynasty (800CE-1323CE)
Seuna (Yadava) dynasty (860CE-1317CE)
Chowta dynasty (12th century CE-18th century CE)
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who wrote kalpasutra
bhadrabahu jain text
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antarakata
rajshekar jain text
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katharatnakar
hemvijay jain text
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parishtaparvan and sthaviravali charita
hemchandra
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kathakosa and panchsati prabodh
subhasil
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theravali
merutanga
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padmacharita
vimalsuri story of rama
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trihasti shalaka purusha charita
anadji
| lives of 63 people
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what was mahaviras belief with repect to women
he belived that women can join sangha and attain moksha
| these females were called as shraminis
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who were digambars what was their belief
they follow mahavira and thus followed 5 constraints including bramahchariya thus women not allowed while shwetabambars excluded bramhachariya
believed malli as man as they did not belive in women tirthankars
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what were 6 substances according to jainsim digambars
jiva, pudgala, kala , akash, dharma and adharma
| remember shwetabar beileved only in 5 except kala
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what is suttapahuda
written by kundakaunda and was in prakrit
| it is digambar text
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what is satkhanda
by dharsena
| it is digamaber text
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who carried picchi (broom of peacock)
digambar
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leader of digamber
bhadrabahu
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leader of shwetabmber
sthulbhadra
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which is famous shwetamber text
kalpasutra according to it bhadrabahu went to nepal not south
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what are karmaprabhrita and kashayapaprabhrita
text of digamber
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agamas
teachinng of mahavira
| dig believes it was lost in magadh famine while shwet think it still exist
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which was oldest community in digambara
mula sangh
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what were two fractions of mula sangh
orthodox and heterodox
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which were the communities that belong to orthodox
nandi, sena, simha, deva sangha
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which were sects belonging to the heterodox community
dravida, yapaniya, kashtha and mathura,
| Yapaniya worshipped nude images of tirthankar
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which sects represent modern community of digambara
bispanthi, digamber, terapanthi, tarapanthi
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what are the differences between bispanthi and terapanthi
bispanthi worshipped tirthankars and yaksha and yakshini,
terapanthi worships only tirthanka...
dharma guru of bispanthi called bhattarakas while terapanthis opposes bhattarakas
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what are communities of shwetabar
sthanakavasi- they have muhapati around their mouth and worship saints than idol
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who is founder of terapanth svetamber
bhikkanji maharaj
| believes in non idoltary
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who are murtipujakas
they are also called deravasi and they worship idols of tirthankar with no muhapati
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what is pratikraman
process of repent for sins during daily life
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what is paryushan related to
svetambara
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what is dasa lakshana parva
digambara sect
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golconda built during
13CE originally by kaktiya and mentioned in marco polo for diamond trading
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what are the acoustic features of golconda
grabd portico clapping heard in bala hissar pavilon which is 1 km away
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when was vithalswami temple built
15 CE stone chariot vishnus vehicle with garud and has mahamandap 5 halls
56 musical pillars made of granite
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where is tawang monastry and what is speciality
it reflects culture of mongpas and has large library parkang and dukhang
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where is losar
mongpas in tawang celebrate it
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hemis monastry located in
ladakh and dedicated to padmasambhav which according to vajrayana is 2nd buddha
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where is thiksey
jK
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where is namdrolling monastry
karnataka
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lama dance is associated to
namdrolling
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where is mindrolling monastry
rajajiNP close to it
| it has largest stupa and largest vihara
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where is tabo monastry
spiti valley HP
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chakar festival is associated
tabo monastry
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which monastry is known ajanta of himalaya
tabo monastry
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gompa festival is associated to which monastry
hemis monastry
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dhutkal
ladakh cave
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rumtek
sikkim at foothills of kanchenjnga
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where is rangdum monastry
ladakh
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what is gelugpa sect
sect which owns rangdum monastry
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where is bomdila monastry
arunachal
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what is gentse gaden
another name of bomdila named by monpas it was blessed by dalai lama
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what is karyupa
it is sect of buddhism and has its base in rumtek monastry
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where is sashur monastry
spiti HP
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where is bodhimanda
bihar
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kesariya stupa
bihar
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andapika stupa
UP
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shanti stupa
odisha
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drodul choiten
sikkim
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namgyal monastry
HP
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mogalmari
west bengal
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what is difference fresco and tempera
fresco is painted on moist surface
| while tempera is fast drying permanent and consist of coloured pigment
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what is shad anga
written by vatsyana and mentions about principles of painting
