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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.

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Celibacy (brahmacharya)
Non-attachment (aparigraha)
Non-lying (satya)
Non-violence (ahimsa)

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)

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