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- The fourth Buddhist council was convened during the region of king
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Fourth Buddhist Council is the name of two separate Buddhist council meetings. The first one was held in the 1 st century BC, in Sri Lanka. The 2nd Fourth Buddhist Council is said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps in 78 CE in Jalandhar or in Kashmir.
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Fourth Buddhist Council is the name of two separate Buddhist council meetings. The first one was held in the 1 st century BC, in Sri Lanka. The 2nd Fourth Buddhist Council is said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps in 78 CE in Jalandhar or in Kashmir.
- Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
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King Milinda was not a contemporary of the other three given in option. Milinda in Indian Pali sources was a Greek of the Indo-Greek kingdom (165 BC - 130 BC ) who established a large empire in the South Asia and became a patron of Buddhism.
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King Milinda was not a contemporary of the other three given in option. Milinda in Indian Pali sources was a Greek of the Indo-Greek kingdom (165 BC - 130 BC ) who established a large empire in the South Asia and became a patron of Buddhism.
- In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatya Avalokitesvar was also known as
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Avalokitesvara is one of the most widely revered Bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism. In Sanskrit, Avalokitesvara is also referred to as Padmapani (Holder of the Lotus) or Lokesvara, (Lord of the World).
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Avalokitesvara is one of the most widely revered Bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism. In Sanskrit, Avalokitesvara is also referred to as Padmapani (Holder of the Lotus) or Lokesvara, (Lord of the World).
- The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
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In Jainism, Ahinsa is the standard by which all action are judged. For a householder observing the small vows (anuvrata), the practice of ahinsa requires that one should not kill any animal life.
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In Jainism, Ahinsa is the standard by which all action are judged. For a householder observing the small vows (anuvrata), the practice of ahinsa requires that one should not kill any animal life.
- Which one of the following is not a part of early Jains literature?
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Therigatha is not a part of early Jains literature. The Therigatha is a Buddhist scripture, a collection of short poems supposedly recited by early members of the Buddhist Sangha in India around 600 BC.
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Therigatha is not a part of early Jains literature. The Therigatha is a Buddhist scripture, a collection of short poems supposedly recited by early members of the Buddhist Sangha in India around 600 BC.