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Which one of the following is the common element among Rajagriha, Vaishali, and Pataliputra?
(a) Pali Connon at Sthaviravadins was compiled there.
(b) Ashokan’s major rock edicts were found there.
(c) Places where Buddhist councils were held.
(d) Place associated with the compilation of Buddhist canons of the Mahasanghikas.
Option c – Places where Buddhist councils were held.
Who believes in the original teaching of Buddha?
(a) Hinayana
(b) Mahayana
(c) Vajrayana
(d) All of the above
Option a – Hinayana
In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was also known as
(a) Vajrapani
(b) Manjusri
(c) Padmapani
(d) Maitreya
Option c – Padmapani
‘Mahayana’ sect and Buddhism emerged during the reign of
(a) Ajatshatru
(b) Ashoka
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Kanishka
Option d – Kanishka
Consider the following. I. The deification of the Buddha. II. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas. III. Image worship and rituals. Which of the above is/are the feature/ features of Mahayana Buddhism?
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II, and III
Option d – I, II, and III
What is the fundamental difference between the Hinayana and Mahayana sects of Buddhism?
(a) Belief in Non-violence
(b) Caste-free society
(c) Worship of God and Goddess
(d) Worship of stupas
Option c – Worship of God and Goddess
Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist Council?
(a) Ananda
(b) Mahakassapa
(c) Moggaliputta Tissa
(d) Upali
Option b – Mahakassapa
The second Buddhist Council was held at which place?
(a) Rajgriha
(b) Vaishali
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Kashi (Varanasi)
Option b – Vaishali
Where was the third Buddhist Council held?
(a) Taxila
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bodhgaya
(d) Pataliputra
Option d – Pataliputra
The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of
(a) Kanishka
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshvardhana
(d) Menander
Option a – Kanishka
A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at
(a) Magadha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Kashmir
(d) Rajgriha
Option c – Kashmir
Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
(a) Parsva
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Sudraka
(d) Vasumitra
Option d – Vasumitra
Gautama Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?
(a) Vaishali
(b) Shravasti
(c) Kaushambi
(d) Rajgriha
Option b – Shravasti
The first Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by
(a) Mahakashyapa
(b) Dharmasen
(c) Ajatashatru
(d) Nagasen
Option a – Mahakashyapa
Who was the founder of Nalanda University?
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Kumar Gupta
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Phushyagupta
Option b – Kumar Gupta
The Buddhist center of learning is
(a) Vikramshila
(b) Varanasi
(c) Gimar
(d) Ujjain
Option a – Vikramshila
Vallabhi University was situated
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bengal
(d) Gujarat
Option d – Gujarat
(a) Hsuan-Tsang memorial
(b) Birthplace of Mahavir
(c) Pali Research Centre
(d) Museum
Option c – Pali Research Centre
In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the
(a) an occasion to elect the Sanghparinayaka and two speakers on Dhamma and the other of one Vinaya.
(b) confession by monks of their offenses committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season.
(c) ceremony of initiation of a new person into the Buddhist Sangha in which the head is shaved and yellow robes are offered.
(d) gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the full-moon day of Ashadha, when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of the rainy season.
Option b – confession by monks of their offenses committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season.
Which one of the following is not common in Buddhism and Jainism?
(a) Non-violence (Ahimsa)
(b) Indifference to Vedas
(c) Self-mortification
(d) Rejection of rituals
Option c – Self-mortification
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements I. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism. II. The Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of the Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism. III. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered Mahayana Buddhism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) Only III
(d) I, II and III
Option b – II and III
Who among the following taught the doctrine of Shunyata (Shunyavad)?
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Harisena
(d) Vallabhacharya
Option a – Nagarjuna
Who among the following was associated with the formulation of the basic ideas of Mahatma Buddhism?
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Kashyapa Matanga
(c) Menander
(d) Kanishka
Option a – Nagarjuna
To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?
(a) Sautrantika
(b) Vaibhasika
(c) Madhyamika
(d) Yogachara
Option c – Madhyamika
Chinese traveler Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of
(a) Taxila
(b) Vikramshila
(c) Magadh
(d) Nalanda
Option d – Nalanda
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