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Which Veda is composed of hymns praising deities such as Agni, Indra and Soma?Read the answer and worked solution →Which texts from c. sixth century BCE onwards show curiosity about life after death and rebirth?Read the answer and worked solution →Buddhist texts mention how many sects or schools of thought in the age of debates?Read the answer and worked solution →Debates between travelling teachers took place in a hut with a pointed roof called what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddhist compilation called Tipitaka literally means what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pitaka contains the rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pitaka deals with philosophical matters?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha's own teachings are included in which pitaka?Read the answer and worked solution →The Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa are chronicles of Buddhism from which island?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chinese pilgrims travelled to India in search of Buddhist texts?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language holds some of the oldest Buddhist texts?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ajivika teacher Makkhali Gosala is usually described as holding which view?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lokayata philosopher Ajita Kesakambalin taught that a human being is made of what?Read the answer and worked solution →King Ajatasattu, who met the Buddha in the Sutta Pitaka, ruled which kingdom?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Jaina tradition, how many tirthankaras preceded Mahavira?Read the answer and worked solution →The word tirthankara literally means those who do what?Read the answer and worked solution →Vardhamana, later known as Mahavira, was born in which century BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the most important idea in Jainism?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Jaina teachings, the cycle of birth and rebirth is shaped by what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vow was among the five taken by Jaina monks and nuns?Read the answer and worked solution →In which language is the Uttaradhyayana Sutta, which records Mahavira's teachings as stories, written?Read the answer and worked solution →Jaina scholars produced literature in Prakrit, Sanskrit and which other language?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the Buddha called at birth?Read the answer and worked solution →A biography of a saint or religious leader that often praises his achievements is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sight on his first journey gave Siddhartha hope that peace could be found?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha taught a path of righteous living that he called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Buddhist philosophy calls the world transient and constantly changing, using which word?Read the answer and worked solution →In Buddhist philosophy, which term describes the world as soulless since nothing in it is permanent?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term refers to the sorrow that is intrinsic to human existence in Buddhist thought?Read the answer and worked solution →Which path did the Buddha advise between severe penance and self-indulgence?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Veda is composed of hymns praising deities such as Agni, Indra and Soma?

  1. Rigveda
  2. Samaveda
  3. Atharvaveda
  4. Yajurveda
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Correct answer: A. Rigveda

The Rigveda, compiled c. 1500 to 1000 BCE, is the collection of hymns to Agni, Indra and Soma.

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Which texts from c. sixth century BCE onwards show curiosity about life after death and rebirth?

  1. Upanishads
  2. Dharmasutras
  3. Jatakas
  4. Puranas
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Correct answer: A. Upanishads

The Upanishads debate the meaning of life, life after death and whether rebirth is due to past actions.

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Buddhist texts mention how many sects or schools of thought in the age of debates?

  1. 64
  2. 24
  3. 108
  4. 84
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Correct answer: A. 64

Buddhist texts speak of as many as 64 sects or schools, whose teachers travelled and debated.

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