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WorksheetsBuddhism and Jainism Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who among the following thinkers is NOT associated with the mid-first millennium BCE intellectual movement?
Zarathustra
Kong Zi (Confucius)
Ashoka
Mahavira
Which term refers to the Buddhist monastic order?
Sangha
Jataka
Bodhisattva
Vinaya
The Buddhist text that records the rules and regulations for monks and nuns is:
Sutta Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Dipavamsa
The Sutta Pitaka contains:
Stories about past lives of the Buddha
Philosophical interpretations of Buddhist teachings
The actual sermons of the Buddha
Rules for monastic discipline
The Tipitaka is also referred to as:
The Three Vehicles
The Three Jewels
The Three Baskets
The Three Paths
What was the main emphasis of Buddha’s teachings?
The significance of rituals
The necessity of divine intervention
Self-effort and righteous conduct
Attaining wealth and power
The harmika in a stupa represents:
The relic chamber
The path for circumambulation
The abode of gods
The pillar of Dharma
The oldest Buddhist rock-cut caves in India were built during the reign of:
Kanishka
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
Harsha
Which of the following Buddhist sites is located in Andhra Pradesh?
Sarnath
Bharhut
Amaravati
Lumbini
The principle of ahimsa was central to which religious tradition?
Shaivism
Vaishnavism
Jainism
Buddhism
Which Indian ruler issued an edict prohibiting the slaughter of animals?
Kanishka
Harsha
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
The Kailashnatha Temple at Ellora is remarkable because:
It is the oldest Hindu temple
It was built using bricks
It was carved out of a single rock
It contains relics of the Buddha
The Puranas were intended to be:
Read only by Brahmins
Recited to all people, including women and Shudras
Written in complex Sanskrit prose
Restricted to monastic communities
The earliest reference to the worship of Vishnu's avatars is found in:
The Vedas
The Mahabharata
The Puranas
The Upanishads
Which of the following gods was often symbolized by the linga?
Vishnu
Shiva
Brahma
Indra
