History · X-Factor Notes
Buddhism and Jainism revision notes for UPPCS Prelims.
15 revision facts
| Concept | What to remember | Asked in UPPCS |
|---|---|---|
| 'Dharmachakra Parvartana' | Known as Buddha's First sermon at Sarnath. | U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004 |
| First Buddhist Council President | Mahakashyapa. | |
| Second Buddhist Council location | Vaishali. President: Sabakami. | U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014 |
| Third Buddhist Council location | Pataliputra. President: Moggaliputta Tissa. | |
| Fourth Buddhist Council President | Vasumitra. | |
| Fundamental difference between Hinayana and Mahayana | Mahayana involved Worship of God and Goddess (Hinayana did not focus on this). | |
| Buddha's Four Noble Truths (correct order) | A. There is suffering. D. There is the cause of suffering. B. There is a cessation of suffering. C. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering (ADBC). | |
| Light of Asia | Book by Sir Edwin Arnold, based upon the contents of ‘Lalit Vistara’. | |
| Nalanda | Great seat of Buddhist learning. Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is a modern Pali and Buddhist research center. | I.A.S. (Pre) 1998 |
| Concept | What to remember | Asked in UPPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Triratna or Three Jewels | Right knowledge, right faith and right action; related to Jainism. | |
| Tirthankaras and Cognition | Parshvanath (Snake); Adinath (Bull); Mahaveer (Lion); Shantinath (Deer). | |
| Common to both Buddhism and Jainism | Indifference to the authority of the Vedas, Denial of efficiency of rituals, Non-injury to animal life. | I.A.S. (Pre) 2012 |
| Not common between Buddhism and Jainism | Self-mortification (accepted by Jainism, generally avoided by Buddhism). | |
| Jain Acharya and Doctrine | Bhadrabahu (Jain). | U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017 |
| Ajivaka Acharya and Doctrine | Gosala (Ajivaka). | U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017 |
