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UGC NET December 2023 History
According to Jains, the Siddha souls are of how many categories?
ATwo categories
BThree categories
CFour categories
DFive categories ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Five categories — The answer is five categories of realised Siddha souls according to the Jains.
Explanation
★The answer is five categories of realised Siddha souls according to the Jains.
★The five great vows are Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Aparigraha and Brahmacharya.
★When observed strictly by monks and nuns these are called Mahavratas, the great vows.
★When observed in a simplified form by lay followers they are called Anuvratas, the minor vows.
★The Mahavratas are also called Panchashikshin.
★Thus the Jain scheme rests on a five-fold structure of vows and realised souls.
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