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    Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet includes: Complete the table by comparing the forms of Hinduism and contrasting them with Jainism. Religious Studies - General Religious Studies 1.  Individual Assignment: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet ·  Resources: Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditions I simulation ·  Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet located on the student website.  

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    In Jainism there are many vows that a respectable Jain takes‚ but there are five great vows above the rest. The five great vows are Ahimsa/non-violence‚ truth‚ not stealing‚ chastity‚ and nonattachment/aparigraha. These are the vows taken by the lay people in Jainism because “most householders cannot carry renunciation as far as the monks and nuns” (Fischer‚ 129). When the Jains take these vows they are limiting themselves from doing harm to themselves and their environment. The five great vows are

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    Primary Sources - Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism For more background information on religions see: http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Notes/foundations/wreligion.htm The Aryan invasion of the subcontinent around 1‚500 B.C.E. brought with it a new religion that featured a pantheon of gods that the Aryans worshiped through ritualism and with burnt sacrifices. Over the next thousand years‚ the religion matured‚ probably incorporating some elements of Harappan theology and certainly establishing

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    University of Phoenix Material Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet Complete the table by comparing the forms of Hinduism and contrasting them with Jainism. | |Jnana Yoga |Karma Yoga |Bhakti Yoga |Raja Yoga |Jainism | | |God’s grace. |Actions are fate‚ |Dedicated‚ devoted |Monarch or princely |Literally Jina means | | | |destiny.

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    Jainism is a religion that involves a deep obligation to non-violence and being a devoted vegetarian. It also involved a deep respect for life and reverence for the purity and holiness of life. Devoted Jains believe that injury and pain to living creatures and nature are forbidden as it hinders their goal to liberation. Jains believe that the universe is never ending and that karma binds us to this universe. Karma are obstacles that stand in the way of spiritual liberation; commodities such as materialistic

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    Four Yogic Paths and Jainism ******* REL 133 2011 James Finch Four Yogic Paths and Jainism | Jnana Yoga | Karma Yoga | Bhakti Yoga | Raja Yoga | Jainism | Explain the Meaning of the Name | Jnana is defined per Sanskrit as to learn or experience. | Karma is defined as an action or work. Only secondarily is it defined as a result of a deed. | Bhakti is defined as love or devotion. | Per Sanskrit raja is defined as king or royal‚ as the mind is perceived as the king of the psyche. | One

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    A Comparative Analysis of Christianity‚ Scientology‚ and Sikhism in Relation to Core Beliefs and the Standard of Care as a Health Provider Elena Basques Grand Canyon University September 17‚ 2012 Abstract In the health care field an understanding of an array of religions is needed to provide care an adequate standard of care to patients. In the religious beliefs of Christianity‚ Scientology‚ and Sikhism there is great diversity in their practices; however‚ there is a uniting factor in love

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    re-birth‚ but that is where the similarity ends. Jains do not believe in a great creator or the power of gods. They believe each individual is responsible for their own release from the cycle of re-incarnation through karma alone. On the other hand‚ Sikhism teaches there is one great creator of the universe called The True Name‚ and he is the only one who can release Sikhs from the cycle of re-incarnation. While Sikhs are not solely responsible for their release‚ they still consider karma important because

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    why religions have beliefs about death‚ life after death and so on. Although‚ no human beings knows the answer to the question‚ is there an After Life?‚ all religions have their belief of what is going to happen to you after death. Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism are three different religions that share some of the same beliefs. In the after life‚ all three religions believe that the ultimate goal is to reach some sort of after life‚ but getting there is what differs between the three. Buddhist

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    Sahib (Sikhism):- Harmandir Sahib popularly known as Golden Temple is located in Amritsar district of Punjab. Built by the fourth Guru of Sikhs and completed by his successor‚ Harmandir Sahib is the holiest site of Sikhism. Moinuddin Chisti Islam 4) Moinuddin Chisti (Islam):- The dargah of Moinuddin Chisti popularly known as Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is an international wakf. It is one of the holiest places of worship in India and worshiped by religions of all people. Pawapuri Jainism 5) Pawapuri

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