Question
The Jain Declaration on Nature discusses how every life form is believed to have this entity, which is the basis of a namesake form of dayā (“DUH-yah”), or “compassion,” that mandates environmental protection. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this metaphysical concept akin to a “soul.” The motto of Jainism, at the base of the Jain emblem, is “Parasparopagraho” (“PUH-russ-puh-roh-PUG-ruh-ho”) followed by this term, which means “All life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence.”
ANSWER: jīva [accept Parasparopagraho Jīvānām; accept jīvadayā]
[10e] This virtue, the foremost of Jainism’s five vratas, is central to Jain environmentalism as it discourages interrupting a jīva’s path to moksha. This highest virtue of Indic religions, strictest in Jainism, is analogous to “non-violence.”
ANSWER: ahiṃsā
[10m] Jains avoid anthropocentrism through the doctrine of anekāntavāda (“un-AY-kahn-tuh-VAH-duh”), which holds that truth is multifaceted and there are multiple paths to this concept. Ancient Indic philosophies identify six pramāṇas, or sources of this concept.
ANSWER: knowledge [or jñāna or gyān]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Yale A | Brandeis A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |