Chapter 6 True/False Self-Quiz (Level 2)

. Mahavira is said to have been the son of a local ruler who was a pious Jain.

. Buddhist accounts of Gautama's path to enlightenment point out that, unlike Mahavira, the Buddha continued on the path of strict asceticism to the very end of his life.

. Jains commonly worship deities of the Hindu pantheon.

. Jains regard the loka as containing within it many lands of which only earth is inhabited by human beings.

. According to the Jain classification, "sentient creatures" is an extensive category that is made up of all living things that have a central nervous system.

. The three upper spokes of the wheel that represents the cycle of time are considered to be a golden age of goodness and prosperity.

. One Sthanakvasi group has recently taken the unprecedented step of promoting to the rank of aharya a nun, Candanaji.

. Digambara Jains accept the possibility of women attaining kevala.

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