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Question 481. With reference to Jainism which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the 1st century BC.

  2. In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images unlike Buddhist.


  1.    2 only
  2.    Both 1 and 2
  3.    Neither 1 nor 2
  4.    1 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1 only
Answer: (d)
Question 482. At which place, did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon ?
  1.    Vallabhi
  2.    Vaishali
  3.    Sarnath
  4.    Rajgriha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sarnath
Answer: (c) Sarnath, isthe place where Gautam Buddha first gave his sermon after his enlightenment. It is one of the most sacred places for Buddhist after Bodhgaya where he got enlightenment.
Question 483. The fourth Buddhist council was convened during the region of king
  1.    Kaniska
  2.    Ashoka
  3.    Ajatasatru
  4.    Kalashok
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kaniska
Answer: (a) Fourth Buddhist Council is the name of two separate Buddhist council meetings. The first one was held in the 1st century BC, in Sri Lanka. The 2nd Fourth Buddhist Council is said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps in 78 CE in Jalandhar or in Kashmir.
Question 484. Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha?
  1.    Mahavir
  2.    Nagarjuna
  3.    Kanishka
  4.    Kautila
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mahavir
Answer: (a)
Question 485. Which of the following are four Noble Truths of Buddha’s teachings?

  1. The world is full of sorrow.

  2. There are causes of sorrow.

  3. This sorrow can be stopped.

  4. Freedom from sorrow is possible by practising Nirjara.


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    2, 3, and 4 only
  2.    1, 2, and 3 only
  3.    1, 3, and 4 only
  4.    None;
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2, and 3 only
Answer: (b)
Freedom from suffering is possible by practising the eightfold path. According to Buddha, the root of all human misery is ‘desire’ and its annihilation is the surest way of ending unhappiness.
One can get out of this suffering and achieve the final salvation by following the eight fold path.
Question 486. Which of the following Buddhist Philosopher is said to have visited Nepal in the fourth century A.D. in order to propagate his own doctrine?
  1.    Acharya Vasubandhu
  2.    Acharya Atisha
  3.    Acarya Kamalashila
  4.    Acharya Shatarakshita
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Acharya Vasubandhu
Answer: (a)
Question 487. Who was the founder of Vigyanvada or Yogachar?
  1.    Nagasen
  2.    Ashvaghosh
  3.    Aryadeva
  4.    Maitreyanath
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Maitreyanath
Answer: (d) Maitreyanatha ( 270–350 CE) is one of the three founders of the Vigyanvada or Yogachar school of Buddhist philosophy, along with Asanga and Vasubandhu.
Question 488. The first sermon of Buddha made at Saranath is called
  1.    Dharma Sansthapan
  2.    Dharmachakra Parivartan
  3.    Maha Parinirvan
  4.    Dharma Sabha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Dharmachakra Parivartan
Answer: (b) The Dharmachakra Parivartan is said to be the first teaching given by the Buddha after he attained enlightenment. It is taught that the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under the Bodhi tree by the river Neranjara, in Bodhgaya.
Question 489. Buddha was born at
  1.    Kapilvastu
  2.    Lumbini
  3.    Vaishali
  4.    Pataliputra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lumbini
Answer: (b) The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.
Question 490. What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council?
  1.    To put an end to the dissensions in the Church (Sangha)
  2.    To prepare a complete and authentic collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha
  3.    To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali
  4.    to establish the purity of the canon which had been imperiled by the rise of different sects
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali
Answer: (c)

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