Test Preparation on General Knowledge Test Series For History Paper-3
Who was the teacher of Gautam Buddha?
(b) Alara Kalama was a hermit saint and a teacher
of yogic meditation who lived near Rajgriha. He
was one of the teachers of Gautama Buddha. Under
Alara Kalama Gautama, Buddha practised austerities.
Alara taught Gautama Buddha many things including
meditation.
Tripitaka texts are related with which religion?
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Which of the following is not representation of
Buddhist art?
(d) Relic tower is not a representation of Buddhist
art. Buddhist architecture consist mainly of Chaityas,
Viharas, Stupas and Stambhas.
Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of
Buddhism?
(d) Asanga was born as the son of a Kshatriya father
and Brahmin mother in Purusapura. Current scholars
place him in the fourth century CE. He was perhaps
originally a member of the Mahisasaka school or
the Mulasarvastivada school but later converted to
Mahayana.
Who founded the Lingayat Movement?
(a) The Lingayat Community was founded by
Basava in the 12th century AD. The Lingayats
are Virashaivites Saivite. The philosophy of the
Lingayatas was influenced by the teachings of
both Shankarachary and Ramanuja. This sect was
characterised by an anti-Brahmanical spirit.
Who was the founder of Pashupat Sampradaya?
(b) According to scholars, Lakulisha is the
founder of the Pashupata Shaivism sect. According
to a tradition stated in the Linga Purana, Lakulisha
is considered as the 28th and the last Avatar
manifestation of Shiva and the propounder of Yoga
system.
Who was the founder of Sunyavada?
(d) Sunyavada was founded by an Indian Buddhist
philosopher Nagarjuna (150 – 250 CE) and based
on the Prajnaparamita Sutras, expounding the
philosophy of emptiness, voidness (Sunyata), which
later also influenced Ch’an in China and Zen in Japan.
Who was the founder of Vigyanvada or
Yogachar?
(c) Maitreyanatha ( 270–350 CE) is one of the three
founders of the Vigyanvada or Yogachar school
of Buddhist philosophy, along with Asanga and
Vasubandhu.
Who was the founder of Aajivak Sampradaya?
(b) Ajivika, an ascetic sect that emerged in India
about the same time as Buddhism and Jainism and
that lasted until the 14th century. It was founded
by Goshala Maskariputra (also called Gosala
Makkhaliputta).
Who was the founder of Lokayat sect?
(a) The terms Lokayata and Carvaka have
historically been used to denote the philosophical
school of Indian Materialism. Carvaka and Ajita
Kesakambalin are said to have established Indian
Materialism as a formal philosophical system,
but some still hold that Brihaspati was its original
founder. Brihaspati authored the classic work on
Indian Materialism, the Brihaspati Sutra.
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