Buddhism and Jainism: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Art and Culture)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Buddhism and Jainism (Art and Culture). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2009Art and Culture · Buddhism and Jainism
Q1. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
Explanation
Jainism is based on two main philosophical principles:
Anekantavada and Syadvada.Additionally, Jainism emphasizes karma, the moral law of cause and effect, and the goal of achieving liberation (moksha) through non-violence (ahimsa) and self-discipline.
Option (b) is correct: Anekantavada is a fundamental doctrine of Jainism, meaning "the theory of manifold perspectives." It advocates that reality is multifaceted and cannot be fully understood from a single viewpoint, which aligns with Jain teachings of tolerance and non-absolutism. This philosophical approach is unique to Jainism and is not part of the core concepts in Buddhism, Sikhism, or Vaishnavism. Jain Syadvada, the theory of conditional predication suggests that statements about reality are context-dependent.
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2009
(b) Jainism
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