WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An Indian faith whose followers do not believe in a supreme being; they emphasize nonviolence and respect for all living things
A
Hinduism
B
Jainism
C
Brahmanism
D
Aryanism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jainism teaches that the path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to living things (including plants and animals) as much as possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -ahimsa, (Sanskrit: “noninjury”) in the Indian religions of Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, the ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nonviolence is a tenet of most religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -’nonviolence’) is the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to all living beings. It is a key virtue in Indian religions: Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.

Detailed explanation-5: -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-6: -The three guiding principles of Jainism, the ‘three jewels’, are right belief, right knowledge and right conduct.

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