2023 · Q104
Consider the following statements with reference to Jainism:
- 1Vardhamana Mahavira attained Kaivalyajnana outside the town of Jrimbhikagrama, on the banks of river Rijupalika and in the field of a householder named Samaga.
- 2The state when the Karma particles actually begin to flow towards the Jiva to bind it is known as Asrava.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Jain tradition records that Vardhamana Mahavira attained kevala-jnana outside the town of Jrimbhikagrama, on the banks of the river Rijupalika, in the field of the householder Samaga, so statement 1 is correct. In Jain metaphysics, asrava is precisely the stage at which karma particles begin to flow toward and bind the jiva, so statement 2 is also correct. Hence both statements are correct.