Test Your GK on Indian History Period of Buddha and Mahavira

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Period of India when Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were alive was concentrated in eastern part of India . Pali scriptures describes that Gautama Buddha was aware of Mahavira’s existence as well as his community of monks. Jainism and Buddhism share many features including much of the same terminology.  Jainism does appear to be an older [...]

Ten Questions on Buddhism & Jainism Period of Indian History

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Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were contemporaries. Pali scriptures describes that Gautama Buddha was aware of Mahavira’s existence as well as his community of monks. Jainism and Buddhism share many features including much of the same terminology.  Jainism does appear to be an older spiritual tradition out of which Buddhism may have grown Take this Quick [...]

Fast 10 Ten Questions on Buddhism & Jainism

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Buddhism and Jainism are contemprary religions.The founder of Jainism, Lord Mahavira was a contemporary of Lord Buddha.  While Buddhism evolved in the eastern part of India in 563 BCE , Jainism ,more or less at the same time (in & around 550 BCE)  with almost similar thoughts, was developing in the same part of India. This [...]

General Knowledge Test on Buddhism -Part IV

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Various kings have played important role in spread of Buddhism and Jainism in India. Ashoka, Kanishka and others were instrumental in spread of these religion through out world.The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, a prince of the Sakya tribe of Nepal, in approximately 566 BC. When he was twentynine years old, he left the comforts [...]

Test Your Knowledge on Buddhism & Jainism-Part 1

Jainism

Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were contemporaries . Buddhism and Jainism are two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. According to the Pali scriptures Gautama Buddha was aware of Mahavira’s existence as well as his community of monks. Jainism and Buddhism share many features including much of the same terminology. 10 Questions on [...]

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