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Question 61. Which of the following was not one of the points of religious difference between Buddhism and Jainism?

Unlike Buddhism, Jainism did not altogether dispense with the worship of the old deities or the servies of the Brahmins
While Buddhism acknowledges a permanent entity or an immortal soul, Jainism does not
Compared to Jainism, Buddhism was modereate in its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
Whereas Jainism believed in rigorous asceticism, Buddhism considered rigid penance to be useless

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> While Buddhism acknowledges a permanent entity or an immortal soul, Jainism does not
Answer: (b)The fact is just the reverse of it.

Question 62. To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?

Madhyamika
Sautrantika
Vaibhashika
Yogachara

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Vaibhashika
Answer: (c)

Question 63. Where was the third Buddhist Council held?

Bodh Gaya
Taxila
Sarnath
Pataliputra

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Pataliputra
Answer: (d)

Question 64. Mahavir’s Tapascharya is described in

Kalpsutra-Acharang Sutra
Kalpsutra
Acharang Sutra
None of the two

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Kalpsutra-Acharang Sutra
Answer: (a)

Question 65. Where did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?

Sarnath
Sanchi
Gaya
Rajgriha

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Sarnath
Answer: (a)

Question 66. What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council?

to establish the purity of the canon which had been imperiled by the rise of different sects
To put an end to the dissensions in the Church (Sangha)
To prepare a complete and authentic collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha
To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali
Answer: (d)

Question 67. Mother of Gautam Buddha belonged to which dynasty?

Lichchavi dynasty
Koliyan dynasty
Shakya dynasty
Maya dynasty

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Koliyan dynasty
Answer: (b)Maya was the mother of the Buddha and was from the Koliyan clan. Maya was born in Devadaha in ancient Nepal. She was married to King Suddhodana, who ruled in the kingdom of Kapilavastu.

Question 68. According to a late tradition, the spread of Jainism in Karnataka is attributed to