RBSE VU Jain Darshan study plan

Define the eight primary karma types (jnana-varaniya, darshana-varaniya, vedaniya, mohaniya, ayu, nama, gotra, antaraya) and state the function of each in one sentence

Draw a diagram of the karma bandha process showing asrava, bandha, samvara, nirjara, and moksha as a cycle with arrows

Distinguish dravya, guna, and paryaya and give two examples of each from everyday experience

List the six dravyas with their defining characteristic and whether each is jiva or ajiva

Explain the difference between bhava-bandha and dravya-bandha in your own words

Map the four gatis and the classification of jivas by indriya (one to five senses) onto a single table

Describe pudgala, its four qualities, and its modes as skandha, desa, and parmanu

Explain the four kinds of ayu and how the last ayu determines the next birth

Identify the karmas responsible for samyaktva and mithyatva and explain their role in mohaniya

Recite from memory the four ghatiya and four aghatiya karma pairs and sort the eight types accordingly

Define pramana, naya, and syadvada and state how they differ in scope

List the five kinds of jnana (mati, shruta, avadhi, manahparyaya, kevala) and classify each as pramana or not

Construct seven statements applying saptabhangi to one object, using the standard syat formula for each

Explain niksepa with its four kinds (nama, sthapana, dravya, bhava) using a single example carried through all four

Distinguish naya from durnaya and give one example of each

Place Jainism among the shad-darshanas and state its distinctive positions on atman, karma, and liberation in three sentences

Explain the meaning of the terms Jina, Tirthankara, and Nirgrantha and the origin of the name 'Jain'

Outline the structure of the Tattvartha Sutra by its ten chapters and name the subject of each

Name the major acaryas (Umasvati, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Haribhadra, Hemacandra) and one contribution each

Distinguish the Shvetambara and Digambara traditions on at least three points of doctrine and practice

Distinguish ahimsa as a negative restraint from ahimsa as a positive duty, with examples of each

Compare anuvrata and mahavrata point by point across the five vows

Explain the eleven pratimas as a graded householder path and state what changes at each stage

Define samyak darshana, samyak jnana, and samyak charitra and explain their mutual dependence

Describe the gunasthanas from mithyatva to moksha at a level of one line each

Compare Jain anekantavada with Nyaya realism on the status of universals and the means of knowledge

Contrast Jain dravya theory with Vaisesika's six padarthas, naming the points of overlap and conflict

Explain how Jainism differs from Samkhya on purusha, prakriti, and the plurality of selves

Compare Jain yoga with Patanjali's ashtanga yoga on the meaning of the final goal

State how Jainism answers Mimamsa's claim that karma alone suffices and Vedanta's claim of a single Brahman

Rehearse the saptabhangi and niksepa exercises from memory without referring to week 3 notes

Explain the seven tattvas and the nine padarthas and reconcile the two lists

Trace the causal chain from mithyatva through the kashayas to bandha in a written paragraph

Write out the definitions of pramana, naya, and syadvada with one worked example each

Identify and correct three common misstatements about anekantavada (e.g., that it means 'everything is relative')

Synthesize the path from samyak darshana through the gunasthanas to moksha in a single continuous narrative

Summarize the ethical core of Jainism in relation to the karma doctrine in 200 words

Compare Jainism with all six other schools in a rapid recall drill, five facts per school

Complete two full-length timed practice sets under exam conditions

Review every flagged weak point and write a one-page correction sheet