Chapter 4
TRUE/FALSE
1. Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
2. Jainism gets its name from “jina.”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
3. Jina means “conqueror”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
4. Jainism is a warrior religion.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
5. Jainism rejects the idea of the Self.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
6. A kevalin knows all things.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 117 / sec. 4-1a
7. The Jains use a symbol of a wheel.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 117 / sec. 4-1a
8. The first vow of Jain monks is that they will eat meat only on Fridays.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
9. Jains believe that karma is a spiritual essence.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 119 / sec. 4-2b
10. The characteristic of time for Jains is illusion.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-3
11. A Jain sage should eat for taste.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
12. Jain laity can take “lesser vows.”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
, 13. Only Jain monks can take vows.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
14. A Jain monk should not buy or sell.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
15. A Jain monk can acquire property.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Ahimsa means
a. Non-injury c. Tradition
b. Self-reliance d. Helping others
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
2. Agama means
a. Non-injury c. Tradition
b. Self-reliance d. Helping others
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
3. According to Digambara, who cannot achieve nirvana?
a. Women c. Carnivores
b. Buddhists d. Non-Jains
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
4. Sky-clothed monks are
a. Study monks c. Naked monks
b. Meditation monks d. Married monks
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
5. How many books are there in the Shvetambara canon, according to Buhler?
a. 12 c. 36
b. 24 d. 45
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
6. Geog Buhler was a
a. Jain monk c. German scholar
TRUE/FALSE
1. Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
2. Jainism gets its name from “jina.”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
3. Jina means “conqueror”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 115 / sec. 4-1a
4. Jainism is a warrior religion.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
5. Jainism rejects the idea of the Self.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
6. A kevalin knows all things.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 117 / sec. 4-1a
7. The Jains use a symbol of a wheel.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 117 / sec. 4-1a
8. The first vow of Jain monks is that they will eat meat only on Fridays.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
9. Jains believe that karma is a spiritual essence.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 119 / sec. 4-2b
10. The characteristic of time for Jains is illusion.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-3
11. A Jain sage should eat for taste.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
12. Jain laity can take “lesser vows.”
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
, 13. Only Jain monks can take vows.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 122 / sec. 4-4a
14. A Jain monk should not buy or sell.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
15. A Jain monk can acquire property.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 121 / sec. 4-3b
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Ahimsa means
a. Non-injury c. Tradition
b. Self-reliance d. Helping others
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
2. Agama means
a. Non-injury c. Tradition
b. Self-reliance d. Helping others
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 112 / sec. Introduction
3. According to Digambara, who cannot achieve nirvana?
a. Women c. Carnivores
b. Buddhists d. Non-Jains
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
4. Sky-clothed monks are
a. Study monks c. Naked monks
b. Meditation monks d. Married monks
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
5. How many books are there in the Shvetambara canon, according to Buhler?
a. 12 c. 36
b. 24 d. 45
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 113 / sec. Introduction
6. Geog Buhler was a
a. Jain monk c. German scholar
