Exam 5: Jainism and Sikhism

Which Hindu provision is rejected in Sikhism?

Give at least three examples of differences between Digambara and Shvetambara beliefs regarding the life and teachings of Mahavira.

Explain why Har Gobind began the Sikh tradition of wearing two swords and what they represent.

Explain young Nanak's reasons for rejecting the janeu.

The Jain principle of aparigraph refers to

Identify and describe each of the five K's of the Khalsa Singhs.

Digambaras believe that a woman must be reborn as a man before she can become a Tirthankara.

Identify three ways in which Jainism shares beliefs with Hinduism.

At gurdwaras, eating is a symbolic act.

After the death of Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs were ordered to honor only the

Of the five stages in a Sikh's progress toward union with God, which of these does not belong?

The Agamas canon is divided into Purva, Anga, and Angabahya.

In The Story of Samaraditya , by Haribhadra, a man clung to life for

Mahavira renounced the world at age thirty.

Sikhs believe the world and humans to be essentially opposed to God.

The Jain laity do not generally apply the doctrine of nonviolence to capital punishment.

Identify and describe each of the five stages of a Sikh's progress toward union with God.

In The Story of Samaraditya , what does Haribhadra interpret the drops of honey to represent?