WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

BUDDHISM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What are the five vows?

A	Penance, Sanyasa, Salvation, Equality, Nirvana
B	Faith, Knowledge, Conduct, Karma, Religion
C	Ahimsa, Acharya, Satya, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Satya (truthfulness) Asteya (not stealing) Aparigraha (non-acquisition) Brahmacarya (chaste living)

Detailed explanation-2: -The mahavratas, or five “great vows, ‘’ are undertaken for life only by ascetics and include vows of noninjury, abstention from lying and stealing, chastity, and renunciation of all possessions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Mahavira taught five vows of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing physically as well as ideologically), Brahmacharya (celibacy) & Aparigraha (non-attachment) to his followers to spread the message of spiritual liberation to attain Nirvana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ahimsa (non-violence) Satya (truth) Asteya (no stealing) Aparigraha (no acquiring property) Brahmacharya (abstinence)

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