QUESTION 4(b)
GS4
10 marks
What are the major teachings of Mahavir? Explain their relevance in the contemporary world.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
State Mahavir's main teachings and explain their relevance today.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Five vows: ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha≈30 words
- 2Anekantavada (many-sidedness of truth), syadvada≈30 words
- 3Three jewels: right faith, right knowledge, right conduct≈30 words
- 4Relevance: non-violence, tolerance in polarised times, non-possession against consumerism and climate damage, honesty against corruption≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
IntroTeachingsRelevance matched to eachConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only biography
- Not matching teachings to modern problems
Draw this
- Table: teaching → today's problem it addresses
Value addition
- ConceptAnekantavada teaches that truth has many sides, a basis for tolerance and dialogue.Jain philosophy
- PolicyIndia's 'pro-planet' Mission LiFE echoes aparigraha (non-possession).NITI Aayog / MoEFCC
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- Asad Aqeel · Page 13 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Bhavika Chopra · Page 13 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Mohit Agrawal · Page 13 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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