HISTORY
JAINISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Kalpa Sutra
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Niryavali Sutra
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Bhagavati Sutra
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Uvasagadasao
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Kalpa Sutra is the Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, most notably Parshvanath and Mahavira . Kalpa Sutra was written by Bhadrabahu who was in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Jainism. “Kalpasutra” is a text related to Jainism. It contains the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras. It is written by Bhadrabahu in the 4th century BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tirthankara, (Sanskrit: “Ford-maker”) also called Jina (“Victor”), in Jainism, a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow. Mahavira (6th century bce) was the last Tirthankara to appear.
Detailed explanation-4: -A tirthankara appears in the world to teach the way to moksha, or liberation. A Tirthankar is not an incarnation of the God. He is an ordinary soul that is born as a human and attains the states of a Tirthankar as a result of intense practices of penance, equanimity and meditation.