Skip to content Home Questions Play Progress Daily Challenge Questions › History › Ancient History Questions QUESTION According to the traditional life story of Siddhartha Gautama presented by IGNCA, at what age did he renounce worldly life after encountering the four… Open question → QUESTION Read the statements and choose the correct option. Statement I: Stupas, chaitya halls, and viharas were prominent forms of Buddhist architecture in the post-Mauryan… Open question → QUESTION Assertion (A): Gandharan Buddhist sculpture incorporates classical Greek and Roman artistic traditions. Reason (R): Naturalistic treatment of musculature and drapery in Gandharan sculpture provides… Open question → QUESTION In Buddhist rock-cut architecture, what was a chaityagriha primarily used for? Open question → QUESTION Who was the 7th-century Chinese traveler that visited India to document Buddhist practices? Open question → QUESTION Which birth year is used for Gautama Buddha in IGNCA’s traditional life narrative “Gotama Buddha”? Open question → QUESTION In Buddhist teaching, which pair is associated with the arising of suffering? Open question → QUESTION Which place is associated with Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment? Open question → QUESTION According to the Theravada commentarial account, which pair identifies the council held shortly after the Buddha’s passing and its venue? Open question → QUESTION Which feature characterizes Buddha sculptures of the Mathura school? Open question → QUESTION In Buddhism, the term metta signifies which of the following concepts? Open question → QUESTION Match the sculptural descriptions (i), (ii), and (iii) with the sites (a), (b), and (c), in that order. (i) Early narrative panels with shallow… Open question → QUESTION Consider the following statements regarding Jain Tirthankaras: (A) Ayodhya is recognized as the birthplace of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhdev. (B) Ayodhya is also the… Open question → QUESTION The Archaeological Survey of India assigns the Jaina Narayana temple at Pattadakal to the period of which dynasty? Open question → QUESTION In accounts of the Jain canon, who convened the council at Pataliputra to collect and coordinate the surviving scriptures? Open question → QUESTION Which description best captures Syadvada in Jain philosophy? Open question → QUESTION In Jain tradition, the doctrine of Anekantavada is associated with which of these teachers? Open question → QUESTION In the context of the 'Three Jewels' (Triratna) of Jainism, the term ‘Samyakcharitra’ specifically signifies ___. Open question → QUESTION Who authored the Jain philosophical work Tattvarthadhigamasutra, also known as the Tattvarthasutra? Open question → QUESTION According to Jain tradition, at what age did Mahavira renounce worldly life? Open question → QUESTION In K. C. Jain’s reconstruction of Mahavira’s birthplace, Kundapura was near which ancient city? Open question → QUESTION In Jaina ethical philosophy, what does the vow of aparigraha signify? Open question → QUESTION Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism? Open question → QUESTION In Jain tradition, who is regarded as the very first Tirthankara? Open question → Home Questions Play Progress 