Deck 4: Jainism

Question 1

A Jain sage should eat for taste.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to Digambara,who cannot achieve nirvana?

A) Women
B) Buddhists
C) Carnivores
D) Non-Jains

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Jainism is a warrior religion.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The characteristic of time for Jains is illusion.

Question 5

A kevalin knows all things.

Question 6

Jains believe that karma is a spiritual essence.

Question 7

Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.

Question 8

A Jain monk can acquire property.

Question 9

A Jain monk should not buy or sell.

Question 10

Jain laity can take "lesser vows."

Question 11

How many books are there in the Shvetambara canon,according to Buhler?

A) 12
B) 24
C) 36
D) 45

Question 12

Jina means "conqueror"

Question 13

The first vow of Jain monks is that they will eat meat only on Fridays.

Question 14

Jainism rejects the idea of the Self.

Question 15

Only Jain monks can take vows.

Question 16

Ahimsa means

A) Non-injury
B) Self-reliance
C) Tradition
D) Helping others

Question 17

Jainism gets its name from "jina."

Question 18

The Jains use a symbol of a wheel.

Question 19

Sky-clothed monks are

A) Study monks
B) Meditation monks
C) Naked monks
D) Married monks

Question 20

Agama means

A) Non-injury
B) Self-reliance
C) Tradition
D) Helping others

Question 21

The Basic Texts are the

A) Purvas
B) Cheda Sutra
C) Upanga Sutra
D) Mula Sutra

Question 22

There are Five Great ______.

Question 23

When does a Jain monk study the Mula Sutras?

A) At the end of his career
B) When he has done wrong
C) At the start of his career
D) When he needs purification

Question 24

Geog Buhler was a

A) Jain monk
B) Buddhist monk
C) German scholar
D) Jain scholar

Question 25

Mahavira commanded monks to ________ themselves at the end of their lives.

Question 26

What does a "Great Vow" say about other peoples' possessions?

A) A monk must not steal
B) A monk must not accept gifts
C) A monk must not take anything not given
D) A monk can get things in any proper way

Question 27

For Jains,there are _______ truths.

Question 28

Which vow comes first when one becomes a Jain monk?

A) Ahimsa
B) Ankara
C) Vishnu
D) Shiva

Question 29

A Kshatirya is a:

A) Hindu
B) Sikh
C) Jain
D) Christian

Question 30

Jains believe that there are five types of conduct that destroy all ______.

Question 31

Jains have a reputation for truthfulness and ______.

Question 32

Parshva was the twenty-third

A) Monk
B) Jain
C) Ford-maker
D) Deal-breaker

Question 33

Which Jain text in the Shvetambara canon is considered lost?

A) Purvas
B) Cheda Sutra
C) Upanga Sutra
D) Mula Sutra

Question 34

How many classes of living beings have been declared by the Jinas?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12

Question 35

When is the Kalpa Sutra read?

A) At Paryusana
B) At Purva
C) At Charn
D) At Ganit

Question 36

For Jains,right knowledge is ______ - fold.

Question 37

The first vow of Jain monks,and the most important moral idea in Jainism,is non - ______.

Question 38

Heretical tenets are said to be held by non - ______.

Question 39

Jain monks take ______ Vows.

Question 40

For Jains,souls are an infinite number of ______.

Question 41

A common symbol of Jainism is the ________,symbolizing the teaching of Jainism.

Question 42

Indians have a penchant for ______ things.

Question 43

How do Jains reconcile their lauding of self-starvation with their focus on non-injury? Is this reconciliation persuasive to you? Explain your answer.

Question 44

What is a "Ford-maker"? How does one become one? Is it possible to achieve this? Explain your answer.

Question 45

Unfaithful monks pretend to be ______.

Question 46

What role-or roles-do women play in Jainism? Explain your answer,taking care to distinguish between different lines of Jain thought on this issue.

Question 47

Mahavira reached nirvana under a ______ tree.

Question 48

How is Jainism different from Buddhism? Why do Jains believe their way to be superior? What is the scriptural basis for this claim?

Question 49

Are Jains altruistic in their pursuit of non-injury? Why,or why not?

Question 50

What is the scriptural basis for Jains' concern with honesty? In what way is this useful to the Jains,both spiritually and practically?

Question 51

For Jains,there are six kinds of ______.