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ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following are Jain beliefs about building up bad karma, except
A
Jainism’s founder came up with a hierarchy of souls that determines how much bad karma one accumulates when he or she harms a being.
B
Even things like plants, earth, fire, and water have souls.
C
Jains, believe you don’t build up bad karma when you eat meat.
D
Unlike in Buddhism, Jains believe you build up bad karma even if you didn’t intend to harm a being.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The three guiding principles of Jainism, the ‘three jewels’, are right belief, right knowledge and right conduct.

Detailed explanation-2: -We don’t eat meat, fish, eggs, root vegetables, or animal ingredients. To start, Jainism is based on the principle of ahimsa, or non-violence. This principle applies to our mental, physical, and verbal actions towards all living things. Thus, Jains are strict vegetarians.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jains do not consume fermented foods (beer, wine and other alcohols) to avoid killing of a large number of microorganisms associated with the fermenting process.

Detailed explanation-4: -2.1 Ayu Karma. 2.2 Nama Karma. 2.3 Gotra Karma. 2.4 Vedaniya Karma.

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