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Inside Story
Inside Story
g The word Upanishad literally means “sitting down beside”.
g The Upanishadas highlight the rewards that God bestows on hones, compassionate,
generous, courageous and hard-working people.
g A scene from a panel in Sravanabelagola in Karnataka shows a nun addressing an
assembly.

g Buddha strongly believed that our present actions (karma), whether good of bad, affect our
future.

g Buddhism consisted of three main elements— Buddha, Sangha and Dhamma.
g The earliest statues to be worshipped in India were probably those of the Buddha.
g Viharas are monasteries where the Buddhist monks lived.

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3
1. The word Upanishad literally means “sitting down _______________ ”.
(a) beside (b) here (c) backward

2. The authors of the Upanishada were learned:
(a) Monks (b) Nuns (c) Hindu sages
3. The Jains have made valuable contribution to the _______________ of India.

(a) architecture (b) literature (c) vedas
4. Siddhartha was born in:
(a) 563 BCE (b) 536 BCE (c) 526 BCE

5. The teaching of Buddism are mainly compiled in three book called:
(a) tripitakas (b) pitakas (c) both (a) & (b)
6. _______________ are monasteries where the Buddhist monks lived.

(a) Bihars (b) Viharas (c) Stupas

B. Answer the following quiz.
1. I was born in the Lumbini forest and I attained enlightenment at Sarnath. Who am I?

2. I am the last of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras. Who am I?
3. I follow the Shwetambar sect. To which religion do I belong?
4. I am the son of Jabali and the disciple of sage Gautama. Who am I?

C. Arrange the following events in chronological order, i.e., in the order in which they
occurred.
1. Birth of Mahavira

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