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Textbook Keyword: Svetambaras
Solution
They were Jain monks who wore white clothes and did not believe in a hard penance.
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Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | 540 BC - 468 BC | (a) | Worship of Bodhisattvas |
| 2 | Pavapuri | (b) | First Sermon given by Buddha |
| 3 | Tri-Ratnas | (c) | The Enlightened One |
| 4 | Digambaras | (d) | Aim of Buddha |
| 5 | Svetambaras | (e) | Mahavira |
| 6 | Buddha | (f) | Collection of Buddha's teachings |
| 7 | Nirvana | (g) | Right Faith, Righ Knowledge, Right Action |
| 8 | Deer Park at Sarnath | (h) | The sky-clad sect of Jainism |
| 9 | Tri-Pitakas | (i) | The White-clad sect of the Jains |
| 10 | Mahayana | (j) | Place where Mahavira Died |
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Textbook Keywords: Purvas and Angas
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Jainism was divided into two sects, ___________ and _________.
In which parts of India is Jainism still popular?
State whether the following is true or false.
Mahavira was the last Tirthankara of the Jains.
State whether the following is true or false.
Mahavira believed in the existence of a supreme God.
Choose the correct answer:
Purvas and Angas are the religious literature of the ___________.
Explain briefly the Jain principles of Karma and Rebirth.
From where the religious literature of the Jains is found?
