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The Buddhist  Doctrines were written in 

A) Sanskrit B) Pali
C) Tibetan D) Not written in any language but orally transnitted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pali

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The Phrase the ' Light of Asia' is applied to

A) Alexander B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Mahavira D) The Buddha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Buddha

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The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was

A) Rajuka B) Yukta
C) Dharamamahamatya D) Prativedaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dharamamahamatya

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Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

A) Sri Lankan chronicles_ Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa B) Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
C) Inscriptions of Ashoka D) Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Inscriptions of Ashoka

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Jainism was divided into two-sects Swetambaras(White-clad) and Digambaras(Sky-clad or naked) - During the reign of the

A) Nandas B) Mauryas
C) Kusanas D) Shungas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mauryas

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The 'Three Jewels ' (Triratnas) of jainism are

A) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct B) right action, right livelihood and right effort
C) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment D) rightspeech, right thinking and right behaviour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct

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Jatakas are the stories of

A) Buddha's life B) Buddha's previous lives
C) The lives of the future Buddhas D) Great saints of Buddhism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buddha's previous lives

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The philosophy  propounded in the Upanishads is known as 

A) Advaita B) Vedanta
C) Yoga D) Samkhya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vedanta

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The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta. 


The Upanishads alone are widely known and among the most important literature in the history of Indian religions and culture and their central ideas are at the spiritual core of Hindus.

 

The upanishads are a part of the Vedas and are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, and Jainism.

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