CLASS : 6 SUBJECT : HISTORY & CIVICS

LS.NO: 6 GREAT PREACHERS : MAHAVIRA AND BUDDHA

NOTES OF LESSON [2021-2022]

II. NEW WORDS

1.Tirthankara 2.Jainas 3. Digambaras 4. Svetambaras 5. Renunciation

6. Valabhi 7. Ashtangika Marga 8.nirvana 9.monasteries 10. Mahayana

CLASS WORK QUESTIONS

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1.What led to the Great Renunciation of Buddha?

Ans.* Siddhartha saw the four great sights – an old man, a sick man, a dead man and an ascetic.

*The first three sights convinced him presence of endless miseries in the world

*However , he saw a peaceful expression on the face of the ascetic.

* So, he left his family to find the answers to his questions about life.

* This was called the Great Renunciation.

2. State the differences between Jainism and Buddhism.

2A.Differences between Jainism and Buddhism are:

Jainism
1.Mahavira asked his followers to lead an
austere life.
2.He preached in his language Prakrit.
3.Jainism recognizes the existence of gods.
4.Jainism spread within the Indian subcontinent.
Buddhism
1. Buddha prescribed the Middle Path.
2. He preached in Pali language.
3.Buddhism does not recognize the existence of
gods.
4. Buddhism spread to different parts of the
world.

IV. GIVE REASONS:

1.Buddha urged his followers to avoid living life to the extremes and to follow the Middle Path.
Give reason.
Reason: Buddha ‘s teachings were the Four Noble Truths and the Eight- Fold Path or Ashtangika
Marga. His teachings were based on ahimsa or non-violence, love and compassion for all living
beings. It was a moral code of conduct prescribed for the ordinary person. So Buddha urged his
followers to avoid living life to the extremes and to follow the Middle Path.

2. Mahavira believe in the theory of karma.Give reason

Ans. Mahavira believed in the theory of karma because a person’s karma leads his soul to be
reborn again and again. To attain moksha or freedom from this cycle of life and death, a person
should follow the three jewels of Jainism.

VI. HOME ASSIGNMENT

1.What were the two major branches of Buddhism and Jainism?

2. What were the teachings of Mahavira?.

3.List the five principles preached by Mahavira.

ANSWERS

1A.The two major branches of Buddhism were Mahayana and Hinayana, two major branches of
Jainism were digambaras and svetambaras.

2A. The teachings of Mahavira were simple. His teachings were based on three thoughts.

They were the right faith, the right knowledge and right conduct or action. These three teachings
were called triratnas or three jewels.

3A.Mahavira preached five principles to his followers.

*Ahimsa(non violence) : not to injure any living being

*Satya : to speak the truth

*Asteya :not to steal

* Tyaga : not to own property

*Brahamacharya : to lead a life of celibacy.

VII. Make a collage of Sanchi stupa.

 VIII. Mind map of contributions and the principles of Jainism and Buddhism.[coggle]

ASSESSMENT 1

1.In which country Taoism and Confucianism developed?

2.Name the two languages spoken by the common people.

3.Who was the founder of Jainism?

4.Who was the first Tirthankara?

5.List out the five principles preached by Mahavira.

ASSESSMENT 2

1.Who was the founder of Buddhism?

2.Where did Buddha give his first sermon?

3.What are the four great sights of Buddha?

4.Name the two groups of a) Buddhism b) Jainism.

ASSIGNMENT

1.What were the teachings of Mahavira?

2.List out any two social conditions for the rise of Jainism and Buddhism.

3.Define Tripitakas.

4.What are the three jewels of Mahavira?

TEXT BOOK EXERCISES.

I.FILL IN THE BLANKS

1.twenty-fourth 2.perfect knowledge, kaivalya 3.digambaras, svetambaras 4. Deer park

5. Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path

II. MATCH THE FOLLOWING.

1-C 2-B 3-D 4-A

III.TRUE OR FALSE

1.False, 2.True 3.False 4.False 5.False

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