Mahavira and Jainism

Q. Vardhamana Mahavira was born in ______.

1. Kundagrama
2. Anga
3. Magadha
4. Gandhara

Q. Arrange the following events in chronological order that occurred in Vardhamana Mahavira’s life:

1. Mahavira went through severe penance and self mortification.
2. Mahavira was married to a Kshatriya princess named Yashoda.
3. Mahavira visited kingdoms like Magadha, Videha and Anga.
4. Mahavira became an ascetic.

1. 4, 3, 2, 1
2. 2, 4, 1, 3
3. 1, 3, 4, 2
4. 1, 2, 3, 4

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Q. Sort the following events in Mahavira's life in descending order.

1. Tirthankara
2. Enlightenment
3. Penance
4. Prince

Q. Who among the following were the other Tirthankaras of Jainism other than Vardhamana Mahavira?

1. Rishabha
2. Parshvanatha
3. Siddhartha
4. Dhana Nanda

Q. Which of the following do you think would Mahavir have had to give up to achieve enlightenment?

1. Clothes
2. Riches
3. Happiness
4. Listening

Q. Who did Vardhamana marry?

1. Trishala
2. Revati
3. Vidhya
4. Yashoda

Q. Vardhamana underwent fifteen years of rigorous tapa to achieve Kevala Jnana.

1. False
2. True

Q. Statement 1: Jainism was a sect of Buddhism.
Statement 2: Jainism had teachers called Tirthankaras.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.