For Jains, Diwali is celebrated to:
a. remember Mahavira's death.
b. pray for the souls of the dead.
c. pray for the reincarnation of ancestors.
d. shed accumulated karma.
a. remember Mahavira's death.
Analysis:
a. Correct. For Jains, Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, remembers Mahavira's death.
b, c & d. Incorrect. The eighteen kings of northern India who, according to legend, were with the founder Jina when he died, decided that the light of their master's knowledge would be best remembered by the lighting of lamps.
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a. True b. False
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a. true b. false
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