Jainism (ethics): Parsva prescribed four vows; which vow did Mahavira add as the fifth? Parsva’s four: non-violence, truth, non-stealing, non-possession. Choose the added fifth vow.
General Knowledge
Indian History
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ACelibacy (brahmacharya)
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BNon-attachment (aparigraha)
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CNon-lying (satya)
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DNon-violence (ahimsa)
Answer
Correct Answer: Celibacy (brahmacharya)
Explanation
Given dataParsva's four vows did not explicitly include celibacy.
ReasoningMahavira systematized the five great vows (mahavratas) by adding celibacy (brahmacharya) as the fifth.
Final AnswerCelibacy (brahmacharya)