History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The Jaina teacher Mahavira was a senior contemporary of the Buddha
- 2. The concept of ahimsa (absence of violence) was propounded by Mahavira
- 3. The Vinaya Pitaka is a text teaching the philosophy of Buddhism
- 4. Mahavira was born in Bihar
- 5. Anekantavada is a major philosophical principle of Jainism
A1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B2, 3, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2 and 3 only
D1, 2, 4 and 5 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 2, 4 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2, 4 and 5 only.
★Mahavira was a senior contemporary of the Buddha.
★The concept of ahimsa is associated with Mahavira, who added it among the great vows.
★Mahavira was born at Kundagrama near Vaishali in Bihar in 540 BCE.
★Anekantavada is a major philosophical principle of Jainism.
★The Vinaya Pitaka governs monastic life and daily affairs of monks and nuns, not the philosophy of Buddhism, so the third statement is wrong.
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