Question 1

What characterized the shramana movement, of which Jainism emerged as a part?

Accepted Answer

The shramana ("world-renouncing") moveme

Question 2

Svetambaras forbid women full entry into mendicancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What were the characteristics of the original Jaina sangha? What was the relationship of the various branches of the community?

Accepted Answer

Mahavira established Jainism as a four-f

Question 4

How do Jainas understand the concept of karma?

Accepted Answer

In Jaina teaching, karma is a substance

Question 5

The message of ahimsa is a globally relevant principle that lends credibility to Jainism as a world religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the "Three Jewels" of the Jaina tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jivas, ascetics, laypeople 
B)  Karma, moksha, Jiva 
C)  Correct practice, correct intuition, correct knowledge 
D)  Rsabha, Parsavanath, Mahavira 
E)  Buddha, Dharma, Sangha 
A)  Jivas, ascetics, laypeople 
B)  Karma, moksha, Jiva 
C)  Correct practice, correct intuition, correct knowledge 
D)  Rsabha, Parsavanath, Mahavira 
E)  Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

Question 7

The majority of Jaina women and men live an ascetic life without much focus on career, community and family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the sallekhana ritual. How does this express the highest Jaina ideal? Why is it not considered suicide?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, the student should being

Question 9

According to Jaina tradition, how many Jinas appear in every time cycle of generation and degeneration?

Accepted Answer

A)  24 
B)  12 
C)  5 
D)  48 
E)  2 
A)  24 
B)  12 
C)  5 
D)  48 
E)  2

Question 10

The female body is at the center of the debate over spiritual liberation between Digambara and Svetambara Jains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What issues have divided Jainas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The worship of images or idols 
B)  Whether harm can be done to "pests" 
C)  The use of "living beings" such as flowers, water, and fire in worship 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The worship of images or idols 
B)  Whether harm can be done to "pests" 
C)  The use of "living beings" such as flowers, water, and fire in worship 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

How are the anuvratas seen within the Jaina community? Provide 2-3 examples of how the householders practice the anuyratas.

Accepted Answer

The anuvratas or "small vows" are modell

Question 13

Who was Chandabala and what does her life illustrate regarding the role and place of women as ascetics in the Jaina tradition?

Accepted Answer

The capacity for spiritual independence

Question 14

Jainism arrived on the historical scene as part of the same shramana movement that gave rise to what other religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam 
B)  Sikhism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Zoroastrianism 
E)  Buddhism 
A)  Islam 
B)  Sikhism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Zoroastrianism 
E)  Buddhism

Question 15

What do many sources suggest was the original turning point in the fourth century C.E. split between the two Jaina groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  One group moving to the south and developing in isolation 
B)  Disagreement over who Mahavira suggested as his successor 
C)  Dispute over whether or not women should be admitted into the community 
D)  Warfare over control of the community's land 
A)  One group moving to the south and developing in isolation 
B)  Disagreement over who Mahavira suggested as his successor 
C)  Dispute over whether or not women should be admitted into the community 
D)  Warfare over control of the community's land

Question 16

All Jaina groups reject the worship of idols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the Jaina tradition, what do the cosmos consist of and why is knowledge of these substances deemed important?

Accepted Answer

The entire cosmos (loka), according to J

Question 18

What are the five mahavratas ("great vows") taken by all Jaina ascetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-harm, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, non-attachment 
B)  Prayer, meditation, fasting, celibacy, vegetarianism 
C)  Right effort, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right concentration 
D)  Truthfulness, non-stealing, non-attachment, non-killing, meditation 
E)  Non-harm, non-stealing, celibacy, non-attachment, meditation 
A)  Non-harm, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, non-attachment 
B)  Prayer, meditation, fasting, celibacy, vegetarianism 
C)  Right effort, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right concentration 
D)  Truthfulness, non-stealing, non-attachment, non-killing, meditation 
E)  Non-harm, non-stealing, celibacy, non-attachment, meditation

Question 19

Through whose efforts does the institution of Jaina mendicancy exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lay men 
B)  Monks 
C)  Lay women 
D)  The acharyas 
E)  Nuns 
A)  Lay men 
B)  Monks 
C)  Lay women 
D)  The acharyas 
E)  Nuns

Question 20

What is the name of the Jaina canon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bhagavad Gita 
B)  Tripitaka 
C)  Ahimsa 
D)  Agama 
E)  Dravya 
A)  Bhagavad Gita 
B)  Tripitaka 
C)  Ahimsa 
D)  Agama 
E)  Dravya

What characterized the shramana movement, of which Jainism emerged as a part?

Svetambaras forbid women full entry into mendicancy.

What were the characteristics of the original Jaina sangha? What was the relationship of the various branches of the community?

How do Jainas understand the concept of karma?

The message of ahimsa is a globally relevant principle that lends credibility to Jainism as a world religion.

What are the "Three Jewels" of the Jaina tradition?

The majority of Jaina women and men live an ascetic life without much focus on career, community and family.

Explain the sallekhana ritual. How does this express the highest Jaina ideal? Why is it not considered suicide?

According to Jaina tradition, how many Jinas appear in every time cycle of generation and degeneration?

The female body is at the center of the debate over spiritual liberation between Digambara and Svetambara Jains.

What issues have divided Jainas?

How are the anuvratas seen within the Jaina community? Provide 2-3 examples of how the householders practice the anuyratas.

Who was Chandabala and what does her life illustrate regarding the role and place of women as ascetics in the Jaina tradition?

Jainism arrived on the historical scene as part of the same shramana movement that gave rise to what other religion?

What do many sources suggest was the original turning point in the fourth century C.E. split between the two Jaina groups?

All Jaina groups reject the worship of idols.

According to the Jaina tradition, what do the cosmos consist of and why is knowledge of these substances deemed important?

What are the five mahavratas ("great vows") taken by all Jaina ascetics?

Through whose efforts does the institution of Jaina mendicancy exist?

What is the name of the Jaina canon?

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Exam 9: Jaina Traditions

What characterized the shramana movement, of which Jainism emerged as a part?

Svetambaras forbid women full entry into mendicancy.

What were the characteristics of the original Jaina sangha? What was the relationship of the various branches of the community?

How do Jainas understand the concept of karma?

The message of ahimsa is a globally relevant principle that lends credibility to Jainism as a world religion.

What are the "Three Jewels" of the Jaina tradition?

The majority of Jaina women and men live an ascetic life without much focus on career, community and family.

Explain the sallekhana ritual. How does this express the highest Jaina ideal? Why is it not considered suicide?

According to Jaina tradition, how many Jinas appear in every time cycle of generation and degeneration?

The female body is at the center of the debate over spiritual liberation between Digambara and Svetambara Jains.

What issues have divided Jainas?

How are the anuvratas seen within the Jaina community? Provide 2-3 examples of how the householders practice the anuyratas.

Who was Chandabala and what does her life illustrate regarding the role and place of women as ascetics in the Jaina tradition?

Jainism arrived on the historical scene as part of the same shramana movement that gave rise to what other religion?

What do many sources suggest was the original turning point in the fourth century C.E. split between the two Jaina groups?

All Jaina groups reject the worship of idols.

According to the Jaina tradition, what do the cosmos consist of and why is knowledge of these substances deemed important?

What are the five mahavratas ("great vows") taken by all Jaina ascetics?

Through whose efforts does the institution of Jaina mendicancy exist?

What is the name of the Jaina canon?

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Indigenous Traditions

Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

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