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Saturday, December 1, 2018

FOR MY DARLINGS DIVYA AND DEEPAK BUDDHISM

  1. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
  2. Where was Siddhartha born?
  3. Where is Lumbini?
  4. Who were his parents?
  5. Why and what did his father shield him from?
  6. What was his wife's name and son's name?
  7. What did he see when he went to the royal park?
  8. Why was he happy to see the ascetic?
  9. When and why did he leave his family?
  10. How many days did he sit under the pipal tree at Gaya?
  11. Where is Gaya in India?
  12. What is the meaning of Gaya (Hindi) in English?
  13. When did he attain enlightenment?
  14. What is the meaning of Buddha?
  15. Where is Saranath?
  16. What did Buddha do there?
  17. What are the four noble truths?
  18. When and where did he die?
  19. What is called the middle path Or the noble eight-fold path?
  20. In which language did he preach?
  21. What did he preach?
  22. What did he speak against like Mahavira?
  23. How is Buddhism split into?
  24. Who are Hinayanas?
  25. Who are Mahayanas?
  26. What did Hinayanas believe?
  27. What is a SANGHA?
  28. Who were in  the Sangha?
  29. How did  the monks live?
  30. From whom permission is to be attained for becoming  a member of Sangha?
  31. Why did the monks get respect from the common people?
  32. In which countries Buddhism spread other than India?
  33. What are called Monasteries?
  34. Where were these Monasteries?
  35. What are Stupas?
  36. Which is the surviving Stupa in India?
  37. What is a chaitya?
  38. What is Ahimsa?
  39. What is prophecy?
  40. What is a relic?

For my darlings Divya and Deepak- JAINISM

  1. What are 24 jinas? or Thirthankaras?
  2. Who is a Jina?
  3. Who are called Jains?
  4. Who was the last of the Thirthankaras?
  5. Where was Vardhmana Mahavira born?
  6. Who was his father?
  7. What was his wife's name?
  8. Did he have a child?
  9. When did he renounce his family?
  10. Why did he spend 12 years in prayers and penance?
  11. What is the meaning of JINA?
  12. Why did he discard his clothes?
  13. How did he spend his thirty years?
  14. In which language did he preach and why?
  15. Where and when did he die?
  16. Which religion did he establish?
  17. What did he teach his followers?
  18. What is NIRVANA?
  19. What is KARMA?
  20. How could one get rid of Karma?
  21. What are TRIRATNA?
  22. In what did he not believe?
  23. Why was Jainism attracted more followers?
  24. How many groups are there in Jainism?
  25. Who are called Digambaras?
  26. Who are called Svetembaras?
  27. Which Jainism is more spread these days?
  28. Where did Jainism spread?
  29. Why it could not compete with Buddhism?
  30. What did the Jain people build?