WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all living things.
A
Hinduism
B
Buddhism
C
Jainism
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jainism is another ancient Indian religion. It is founded on the four main ideas of nonviolence, many-sidedness, nonattachment, and asceticism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jainism teaches that the path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to living things (including plants and animals) as much as possible. Like Hindus and Buddhists, Jains believe in reincarnation.

Detailed explanation-3: -ahimsa, (Sanskrit: “noninjury”) in the Indian religions of Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, the ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things. In Jainism, ahimsa is the standard by which all actions are judged.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jainism is considered to be an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology. The three main pillars of Jainism are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (asceticism).

Detailed explanation-5: -Jainism is one of the world’s oldest religions, originating in India at least 2, 500 years ago. The spiritual goal of Jainism is to become liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth and to achieve an all-knowing state called moksha.

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