Exam 6: Jainism

Scholars situate Parshva's lifetime in the twelfth century bce.

Each of the following is true of Jains in today's world except that

Each of the Jain founding figures is considered to be a jina, or

The three upper spokes of the wheel that represents the cycle of time are considered to be a golden age of goodness and prosperity.

Explain Jainism's perspective on the soul, or jiva, and its integration with the body.

For Jains, rituals performed on behalf of the dead are extremely important and have received elaborate attention through the centuries.

Jains consider the tirthankaras to be

Typically undertaken at considerable expense, the _______ offers each lay individual an opportunity to experience through the interruption from normal life and the rigors of journeying to the site an ascetic lifestyle for a temporary period.

Mahavira preached for some thirty years until, at the age of seventy-two, he

In keeping with the general Indian notion of samsara, Jainism

Jains consider the jiva of an insect to be of identical quality to that of a large animal or human being.

Jains worship the tirthankaras to

Although there is no record of Mahavira and the Buddha having met,

At the top of the loka is

Among recent remarkable Jain figures, Shrimad Rajacandra is especially known outside India because of

Jains believe that the attitude and practices of the religious life are expected of nonhuman life forms; _______, for example, are said to be able to learn to fast.

Jains worship various gods, who are believed to

Jainism holds that the universe has

According to traditional Jain teachings, the world cycle is turning downward and is in the fifth spoke, known as _______ Yuga.

Through having conquered the realm of _______, the "cycle" of moving from one birth to another, the tirthankara has successfully crossed into the realm of the liberated.