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| Q-1 How many Ganadharas did Lord Mahavira have? | ||||||
| Ans. Eleven | ||||||
| Q-2 Name eleven Ganadharas of Mahavira? | ||||||
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Ans.
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Indrabhuti Gautam 2. Agnibhuti 3. Vayubhuti 4. Vyaktswami 5. Sudharmaswami 6. Manditputra 7. Mauryaputra 8. AkampitJi 9. AchalbhrataJi 10. Metaryaswami 11. Prabhatswami |
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| Q-3 Are there any living Tirthankaras in Jambudvip? | ||||||
| Ans. Yes | ||||||
| Q-4 How many living Tirthankaras are there in Jambudvip? | ||||||
| Ans. Twenty | ||||||
| Q-5 How many special qualities does an Arihant have? | ||||||
| Ans. Twelve | ||||||
| Q-6 Are all Tirthankars, Arihants? | ||||||
| Ans. Yes | ||||||
| Q-7 Are all Arihants, Tirthankars? | ||||||
| Ans. No | ||||||
| Q-8 As a kevali, how may Chaturmas were observed by Tirthanakra Lord Mahavira? | ||||||
| Ans. Thirty | ||||||
| Q-9 Where were Chaturmas observed by Tirthanakra Lord Mahavira? | ||||||
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Ans.
One at
Asthika Three at Champa and Prishti Champa Twelve at Uaisali or Vanijyagram Fourteen at Rajgrih or Nalanda |
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| Q-10 In how many years did Mahavira attain Kevaljnan after renunciation? | ||||||
| Ans. Twelve and one-half years | ||||||
| Q-11 How many dreams did the mother of Tirthankar see during conception? | ||||||
| Ans. Fourteen according to Svetambaras and Sixteen according to Digambaras | ||||||
| Q-12 Do all Jains worship idols? | ||||||
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Ans.
No Svetambar Derawasi, Digambar Bispantis and Terapanthi worship idols. Svetambar Sthanakvasi and Terapanthi and Digambar Taranpanthis do not worship idols. |
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| Q-13 Did Mahavira worship in any temple? | ||||||
| Ans. No | ||||||
| Q-14 Was the Jain order divided in different sects during the lifetime of Lord Mahavira? | ||||||
| Ans. No, there were both kinds of monks during the life of Lord Mahavir. | ||||||
| Q-15 What is at the upper end of Urdhva Loka? | ||||||
| Ans. Siddhashila | ||||||
| Q-16 Does the Jiva in Avirati Samyak Drishti Gunasthanak understand the teachings of Jinas? | ||||||
| Ans. Yes | ||||||
| Q-17 How many vows can a Shravak observe in Deshvirati Gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. He can observe vows according to his capacity. Some take one vow; some take more up to all the twelve vows of a layman (shravak). Some might also observe even eleven Pratimas. | ||||||
| Q-18 In how many Gunasthanaks are all the passions in operation? | ||||||
| Ans. The first eleven Gunasthanaks | ||||||
| Q-19 How many types of Jivas are in Suksham Sampraya Gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. Upshamak and Kshapak. | ||||||
| Q-20 Does the soul get liberated if one dies in Upsham Mohaniya Gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. No, it is born in Anuttar Viman; from there it has to take one more birth to be liberated. | ||||||
| Q-21 What happens if a Jiva does not die in the Upsham Mohaniya Gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. It will return to the tenth or nineth gunasthanak within one antah muharta and may fall all the way to the first stage of Mithyatva Gunasthanak. | ||||||
| Q-22 In the state of Sayogi Kevali, is the Jiva without karma? | ||||||
| Ans. No, Jiva has destroyed four ghati karmas, but four aghati karmas are still there. | ||||||
| Q-23 What are the four karmas, which a Sayogi Kevali does not have? | ||||||
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Ans.
Knowledge-obscuring karma conation-obscuring karma deluding karma obstructing karma |
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| Q-24 Do Sayogi Kevalis preach? | ||||||
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Ans.
Yes and no Svetambers believe that Sayogi Kevalis preach, while Digambars believe they do not. |
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| Q-25 How many qualities does a Dravya have and what are they? | ||||||
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Ans.
Two; Common qualities Special qualities (Guna) |
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| Q-26 How many common qualities (Guna) of a Dravya are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Many, but there are six important qualities. | ||||||
| Q-27 What are the six important common qualities (Samanya Guna) of the Dravya? | ||||||
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Ans.
Astitva Vastutva Dravyatva Prameyatva Agurulaghutva Pradeshatva |
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| Q-27 What are the six Dravyas? | ||||||
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Ans.
Jivastikay Dharmastikay Adharmastikay Akasjastikay Kal Pudgalastikay |
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| Q-28 What are the two divisions or Paryaya? | ||||||
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Ans.
Vyanjan
Paryaya Dravya Paryaya |
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| Q-30 What are the two divisions of Vyanjan Paryaya? | ||||||
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Ans.
Svabhav
Vyanjan Paryaya Vibhav Vyanjan Paryaya |
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| Q-31 What are the two divisions of Praman? | ||||||
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Ans.
Pratyaksha Praman Paroksha Praman |
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| Q-32 What is Avadhi Jnan? | ||||||
| Ans. The knowledge that helps to know the objects with respect to Dravya (state), Kshetra (location), Kal (time), and Bhav (form) within certain limits without the help of sense-organs. | ||||||
| Q-33 What is Agam Praman? | ||||||
| Ans. The words of Apta (Tirthankar who preaches after attaining Kevakjnan) | ||||||
| Q-34 What are the disciplines for the path to liberation? | ||||||
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Ans.
Five
great vows Five samitis Three guptis |
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| Q-35 What is a Mahavrat vow? | ||||||
| Ans. Mahavrat vow is a great vow, in which one leaves sinful activities totally. | ||||||
| Q-36 What are the three Karanas? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) To do
activities by oneself 2) To ask others to carry out the activities 3) To encourage others to carry out the activities |
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| Q-37 How many Yoga are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Three | ||||||
| Q-38 What are the ten spiritual disciplines of a Sadhu? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Khanti
(forgiveness) 2) Mutti (non-attachment) 3) Ajjave (straightforwardness) 4) Maddve (humility) 5) Laghave (contentment) 6) Sacche (truth) 7) Sanjame (self-restraint) 8) Tave (austerity) 9) Chiyae (service of monk) 10) Brahmchrya (celebacy) |
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| Q-39 What are the three Yoga? | ||||||
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1) Man
Yoga (mental yoga) 2) Vachan Yoga (verbal yoga) 3) Kaya Yoga (physical yoga) |
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| Q-40 How many charitra does a monk have? | ||||||
| Ans. Five | ||||||
| Q-41 What are the ten spiritual disciplines of a Sadhu? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Jnanachar 2) Darsanacar 3) Charitrachar 4) Tapachar 5) Viryachar |
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| Q-42 How many are the basic vows (mula guna) of a monk? | ||||||
| Ans. Five vows | ||||||
| Q-43 What are the supplementary vows (Uttar Guna) of a monk? | ||||||
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Ans.
Five
samitis Three guptis Ten restraints |
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| Q-44 How many types of Charitra are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Five | ||||||
| Q-45 What are the five Charitra of a monk? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Samayik
Charitra 2) Chhedopsthapani Charitra 3) Parihar Vishudhi Charitra 4) Suksham Sampray Charitra 5) Yathakhyat Charitra |
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| Q-46 What are the different kinds of a Jain monk? | ||||||
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Ans.
Two 1) Jin-Kalpi and 2) Sthavar-Kalpi. |
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| Q-47 Describe the life of Jin-Kalpi monks?. | ||||||
| Ans. Jin-Kalpi remains away from their group doing severe penance. In this fifth division of the time cycle, there are no Jin-Kalpi. | ||||||
| Q-48 Describe the life of Sthavar-Kalpi monks?. | ||||||
| Ans. Sthavar-Kalpi wear white clothes, have a Muhapati, have a Rajoharan (holy broom) and carry wooden bowls for accepting the food. They accept alms strictly observing their rules. They stay in a upashraya free from worldly activities. | ||||||
| Q-49 Is there any mention of the Mukhvastrika in Jain scriptures? | ||||||
| Ans. Yes | ||||||
| Q-50 How does a Jain monk get food (alm)? | ||||||
| Ans. A Jain monk gets food (alm) by begging known as gochari. He goes to various houses, and accepts only acceptable food that was not made for monk but was made for householders themselves. He takes food in a very small quanitity from many different houses so that the householders do not have to cook more food again. | ||||||
| Q-51 What are the other supporting rules of conduct for a monk? | ||||||
| Ans. They observe nine restrictions of Brahmcharya. They do not keep anything other than necessary clothes and vessels. They do not take food or water after sunset until sunrise. They bear twenty-two Parishahas. | ||||||
| Q-52 How many Paryaptis are in the one-sensed Jivaa? | ||||||
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Ans.
Four: 1) Ahar Paryapti 2) Sharir Paryapti 3) Indriya Paryapti 4) Shvasoshvas Paryapti |
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| Q-53 How many Paryaptis are in the two, three, and four-sensed Jivas and in Asangni Panchendriya? | ||||||
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Ans.
Five: 1) Ahar Paryapti 2) Shareer Paryapti 3) Indriya Paryapti 4) Shvasoshvas Paryapti 5) Bhasha Paryapti |
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| Q-54 How many Paryaptis are in Sangni five-sensed Jiva? | ||||||
| Ans. Six | ||||||
| Q-55 What is the limit of the dimensions of Soul? | ||||||
| Ans. Every soul has the capacity to expend up to the entire universe, just as light of a lamp has the property of expansion and contraction. So, soul adjusts to the size of the body it takes. | ||||||
| Q-56 How many Siddhas can attain liberation at a time? | ||||||
| Ans. One hundred and eight at the most | ||||||
| Q-57 What is Adharamastikaya? | ||||||
| Ans. The medium of rest | ||||||
| Q-58 What is Astikaya? | ||||||
| Ans. The collection of space-points | ||||||
| Q-59 What are the properties of a Pudgal? | ||||||
| Ans. It has color, smell, taste and touch. It has the property of a complete transformation. | ||||||
| Q-60 How many types of Pudgals are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Four | ||||||
| Q-61 What are the four sub-divisions of the Pudgal? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Skandh 2) Desh 3) Pradesh 4) Parmanu Pudgal |
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| Q-62 How many characteristics does Parmanu have? | ||||||
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Ans.
Four 1) Color 2) Smell 3) Taste 4) Touch |
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| Q-63 What are the different units in which we measure kal dravya? | ||||||
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Ans.
Samay Avalika Muhurat Ahoratri Paksh Month Year Yug Palyopam Sagaropam Utsarpini Avsarpini Pudgal Paravartan |
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| Q-64 What is Avalika? | ||||||
| Ans. Innummerable Samay constitute one Avalika | ||||||
| Q-65 What is Antarmuhurat? | ||||||
| Ans. Any time ranging from two Samays to one Samay less than one muhurat period | ||||||
| Q-66 How many divisions of Avsarpani time cycle are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Six | ||||||
| Q-67 Name six divisions of Avsarpini time cycle.? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Happiness-Happiness (Sukham Sukham) 2) Happiness (Sukham) 3) Happiness-Unhappiness (Sukham Dukham) 4) Unhappiness-Happiness (Dukham Sukham) 5) Unhappiness (Dukham) 6) Unhappiness-Unhappiness (Dukhma Dukhma) |
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| Q-68 How many divisions of Utsarpini are there and what are they? | ||||||
| Ans. Six. | ||||||
| Q-69 Name six divisions of Utsarpini time cycle.? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Unhappiness-Unhappiness (Dukham-Dukham) 2) Unhappiness (Dukham) 3) Unhappiness-Happiness (Dukham-Sukham) 4) Happiness-Unhappiness (Sukham-Dukham) 5) Happiness (Sukham) 6) Happiness-Happiness (Sukham-Sukham) |
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| Q-70 How many types of Karmas are there? | ||||||
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Ans.
Two: 1) Physical (Dravya) 2) Psychic (Bhav) Karmas |
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| Q-71 How many kinds of Vargana are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Eight | ||||||
| Q-72 What are the eight kinds of Vargana? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Physical (audarik) 2) Transformatory (vaikriya) 3) Rranslocational (aharik) 4) Electric (taijas) 5) Sound (bhasha) 6) Respiratory (shvasoshvas) 7) Mental (man) 8) Karman vargana |
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| Q-73 How many divisions of Karmas are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Eight | ||||||
| Q-74 What are the eight divisions of Karmas? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Knowledge obscuring (Jnanavarniya) 2) Perception obscuring (Darshanavarniya) 3) Feeling producing (Vendniya) 4) Deluding (Mohaniya) 5) Age-determining (Ayushya) 6) Body-determining (Nama) 7) Status determining (Gotra) 8) Obstructing (Antraya) |
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| Q-75 What are the broad divisions of Deluding Karma? | ||||||
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1) Darsan
Mohaniya (perception-deluding) karma 2) Charitra Mohaniya (conduct-deluding) karma |
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| Q-76 How many are the divisions of Darshan Mohaniya Karma? | ||||||
| Ans. Three | ||||||
| Q-77 What are the three divisions of Darshan Mohaniya Karma? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Wrong
belief deluding (Mithyatva Mohaniya) 2) Mixed belief deluding (Mishra Mohaniya) 3) Right perception deluding (samyaktva Mohaniya) |
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| Q-78 What are the two broad divisions of Conduct-Deluding Karma? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Kashay
Mohaniya karma 2) Nokashay Mohaniya karma |
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| Q-79 How many types of Kashaya Mohaniya Karma are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Sixteen | ||||||
| Q-80 What are the sixteen types of Kashaya Mohaniya Karma? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Error-feeding anger 2) error-feeding pride 3) error-feeding deceit 4) error-feeding greed 5) Partial-vow obstructing anger 6) partial-vow obstructing pride 7) partial-vow obstructing deceits 8) partial-vow obstructing greed 9) total-vow obstructing anger 10) Total-vow obstructing pride 11) total-vow obstructing deceit 12) total-vow obstructing greed 13) Perfect-conduct preventing anger 14) perfect-conduct preventing pride 15) perfect-conduct preventing deceit 16) perfect-conduct preventing greed |
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| Q-81 What are the four types of Ghati Karma? | ||||||
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Ans.
1)
Knowledge-obscuring (Jnanavarniya karma) 2) Conation-obscuring (Darshanavarniya karma) 3) Mohaniya (deluding karma) 4) Antaraya karma (obstructive karma) |
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| Q-82 How many Aghati Karma are there? | ||||||
| Ans. Four | ||||||
| Q-83 What is Aghati Karma? | ||||||
| Ans. The karma that does not affect true attributes of the soul, but affects the body in which it resides. | ||||||
| Q- 84 What are the four types of Aghati Karma? | ||||||
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Ans.
1) Feeling
producing karma 2) Age producing karma 3) Body forming karma 4) Status determining karma |
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| Q-85 How is Udirana possible? | ||||||
| Ans. By observing austerities | ||||||
| Q-86 Illustrate Upsham? | ||||||
| Ans. When alum is added to muddy water, mud settles down to the bottom and water on the top looks clear, until someone may shake the water. This settling down is called upsham. | ||||||
| Q-87 Can a Jiva in Mithyatva Gunasthanak be liberated? | ||||||
| Ans. No, a Jiva in Mithyatva Gunasthan cannot be liberated because it cannot follow the path shown by Jina, since he has no faith in it. | ||||||
| Q-88 Can a Jiva who has once gone to any higher stage from Mithyatva Gunasthanak be liberated? | ||||||
| Ans. Yes, he is sure to be liberated, even if he falls back to Mithyatva Gunasthanak. He will be liberated after innumerable lives. | ||||||
| Q-89 How come Mithyatva Gunasthanak is first gunasthanak not a zero gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. In Mithaytva Gunasthanak, even though there is no realization between wrong and right, one knows things around him/her. For example, on a very cloudy day even though we may not see the sun, we cannot say that there is no sun, because the power of light, which penetrates the clouds, enables us to see objects around us. In the same way the soul is able to exhibit some power of knowledge so it cannot be called zero gunasthanak. | ||||||
| Q-90 Can you describe the mind of person who is In Mithyatva Gunasthanak? | ||||||
| Ans. In the Mithyatva Gunasthanak, one may know a cow as a cow, but cannot differentiate the soul and body as separate entity. He is also over powered by severe passions, which do not allow him to think what is right for the soul and gets carried away in the wrong direction. | ||||||
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