The Vinaya Pitaka, one of the principal Buddhist texts, mainly focuses on which of the following?
Rules for monks and nuns
The Vinaya Pitaka is one of the three baskets, or Tipitaka, of the Buddhist canon.
It lays down the code of monastic discipline, containing the rules and regulations that govern the conduct of Buddhist monks (bhikkhus) and nuns (bhikkhunis) in the sangha.
By contrast, the Sutta Pitaka records the Buddha's discourses and the Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with philosophy and psychology.
Hence, the Vinaya Pitaka mainly focuses on the rules for monks and nuns.
In which of the following Buddhist literatures are the rules of conduct for the monastic life mentioned?
Which of the following statement is correct?
I. Vardhaman Mahavira was the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism.
II. Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
What was the date of the Third Buddhist Council?
At which of the following places did Lord Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List - I (Events in Buddha's Life) | List - II (Symbolic representation) | ||
(a) | Birth | (i) | Bodhi Tree |
(b) | Enlightenment | (ii) | Chakra |
(c) | First sermon | (iii) | Bull |
(d) | Demise | (iv) | Stupa |
In Indian philosophy; who was the Buddhist monk, who is commonly considered the founder of Chan Buddhism in China - later known as Zen in Japan?