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ICSE Class 9 Jainism and Buddhism — practice questions

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Siddhartha's journeyRead the answer and worked solution →Match the sacred placesRead the answer and worked solution →Thinkers and beliefs bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Which basket holds itRead the answer and worked solution →Belief facts, true or falseRead the answer and worked solution →Quick belief picksRead the answer and worked solution →Beliefs word huntRead the answer and worked solution →The Buddha's name at birth was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha attained enlightenment at:Read the answer and worked solution →Vardhamana came to be known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The principle central to Jaina philosophy, meaning non-injury, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Siddhartha was the son of a chief of which clan?Read the answer and worked solution →On his first ride into the city, Siddhartha was anguished on seeing:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha gave his first sermon at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha attained nibbana at:Read the answer and worked solution →According to the Buddha, the world is transient, a quality called:Read the answer and worked solution →Sorrow, which the Buddha held intrinsic to human existence, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Tipitaka literally means:Read the answer and worked solution →Rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha filled the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha's teachings were included in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Philosophical matters were dealt with in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddhist texts were first transmitted:Read the answer and worked solution →Many Buddhist traditions were written down at least how long after the Buddha's time?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Jaina tradition, Mahavira was preceded by how many teachers?Read the answer and worked solution →The word tirthankara literally means one who:Read the answer and worked solution →The most important idea in Jainism is that the entire world is:Read the answer and worked solution →Mahavira lived in which century BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Siddhartha's journey

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Steps
  1. A sheltered life in the palace
  2. The charioteer rides him out
  3. Old age, sickness, death seen
  4. The search for enlightenment
  5. He becomes the Buddha
Instructions
Tap the moments in the order they happened.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 4 'Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings' (lehs104)_

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Match the sacred places

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Lumbini
    Right
    Where he was born
  2. Left
    Bodh Gaya
    Right
    Enlightenment
  3. Left
    Sarnath
    Right
    The first sermon
  4. Left
    Kusinagara
    Right
    Nibbana attained
  5. Left
    Sanchi
    Right
    The great stupa
Instructions
Tap a place on the left, then its moment on the right.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 4 'Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings' (lehs104)_

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Thinkers and beliefs bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    The name Vardhamana earned
    Item
    Mahavira
  2. Clue
    Non-injury to living beings
    Item
    Ahimsa
  3. Clue
    A guide across the river of existence
    Item
    Tirthankara
  4. Clue
    The monastic order
    Item
    Sangha
  5. Clue
    Three baskets of texts
    Item
    Tipitaka
  6. Clue
    Sorrow, intrinsic to human existence
    Item
    Dukkha
  7. Clue
    The world as transient
    Item
    Anicca
  8. Clue
    The Buddha's clan
    Item
    Sakya
  9. Clue
    The Buddha's birthplace
    Item
    Lumbini
Instructions
Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.
_Source: syllabus History, Theme 4 'Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings' (lehs104)_

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