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3. Buddha and Mahavira did not believe in:
(a) God (b) performing rituals (c) Karma (d) All of these
4. Jainism accepted:
(a) Truth (b) Ahimsa
(c) Austerity (d) both (a) and (b)
5. In Jainism, the three jewels of life include:
(a) Right knowledge (b) Right Belief
(c) Right Talk (d) all of these
B. Fill in the blanks :
1. The literal meaning of _____________________ is approaching and sitting near.

2. There are about _____________________ Upnishads.
3. Suffering is caused by _____________________.
4. _____________________ claimed to be the 24th Tirthankara.
5. The basic teachings of Buddha are called _____________________.

C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. The Upnishads are also called the Vedanta.
2. Mahavira and his followers used Prakrit language.

3. Gautama Buddha’s original name was Siddhartha.
4. Buddhist literature consists of Tri Pitakas.
5. Mahavira died around the age of 80 at Patna.

D. Match the following :
Column 'A' Column 'B'

1. The creator (a) Vayu
2. The preserver (b) Indra
3. The God of Destruction (c) Vishnu
4. The God of Wind (d) Brahma
E. Answer these Questions :
1. How many Upnaishads are there?
2. What was the name of Buddha’s son?
3. State the Eightfold Path.
4. What is the meaning of Upanishad?
5. What were the main teachings of Buddha?
6. What are the principles of Jainism?
7. What are the essence of the Upanishads?
8. What were the main teachings of Mahavira?

Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• Find out the countries where Buddhism is practicised as major religion even today. Divide the class
in groups and have a class presentation on these countries.

• Take up any three ideas or teachings of Buddhism or Jainism mentioned in the lesson and discuss on it.

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