starting with “Jainism” through 222 to answer the following questions. 1. According to legend‚ how did Mahavira start Jainism? A. According to legend‚ Mahavira started Jainism by leaving his home at the age of thirty to seek salvation by escaping from the cycle of incarnation‚ he lived an ascetic life in the Ganges Valley in which he achieved enlightenment‚ and he then taught an ascetic doctrine of detachment from the world‚ to followers who were called Jains‚ thus starting Jainism.
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Yangtze delta from politics to the study of texts. 8. Mirabai: An aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and devotee of lord Krishna from Rajasthan and one of the most significant figures of the Sant tradition of the Vaishnava Bhakti movement. 9. Sikhism: A monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region‚ by Guru Nanak Dev which continued to progress with ten successive Sikh gurus. 10. Copernicus: A renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive
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a vast country‚ it is not hard to imagine that it holds varied sets of belief and culture. Indian civilization had been known for its tolerance of different beliefs. Had it not been as tolerant as it is‚ then it might not have harbored Buddhism‚ Jainism and Charvaka‚ being that the majority of the Indian are Hindus. If it had not been tolerant of the belief of the minority‚ then these Nastika schools of thought might not have flourished. Nastika are those schools of thought that deny the authority
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major trade and processing center. Manufactures include sporting goods‚ processed foods‚ and ceramics. Textile weaving is also important. A fortress built in 1181 by Muhammad of Ghor and the mausoleum of Guru Nanak‚ founder of the Sikh religion (see Sikhism)‚ are in Sialkot. The city is also the birthplace of the philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal. (INTERESTING FACTS) The district area‚ 2‚067 sq mi [5‚354 sq. km]‚ stretches from the Ravi valley on the southeast to the Chenab River on the northwest
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importantly‚ a set of guidelines that govern one’s moral and ethic values. All who follow a religion‚ regardless of the beliefs‚ have a common goal of finding a faith to feel comfortable with. Hinduism‚ one of the oldest religions in the world‚ and Jainism are two of the widely practiced religions in India‚ with a similar virtuous concept of Ahimsa‚ the ideal philosophy of nonviolence. Despite the many similarities‚ there are some differences in conception and moral practices between the religions.
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Buddhism ("Buddhist Swastika - ReligionFacts"). It had been an important symbol in Hinduism‚ used in festivals and religious rites for various reasons. In Buddhism‚ the swastika had represented eternity. It had also been mostly used in Asia through Jainism. The swastika was used in Greece through architecture‚ clothing‚ and coin design. Greco-Roman art and architecture
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Banister Hist-11050-003 Religious Practices Worldwide 4/23/2014 “Almost every society since the beginning of time has practiced religion in some form. Religious practices shaped international relations in profound ways and those practices continue to influence the ways humans interact with each other all over the world”. Religious practices worldwide‚ ranging from now‚ the Middle Ages‚ to the ancient times‚ has helped to create the world we live in. There are important religions that were
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Nanak was born on 15 April 1469‚[5] now celebrated as Prakash Divas of Guru Nanak Dev‚ at Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī‚ now called Nankana Sahib‚ near Lahore‚ Pakistan.[6] Today‚ his birthplace is marked by Gurdwara Janam Asthan. His parents were Kalyan Chand Das Bedi‚ popularly shortened to Mehta Kalu‚[7] and Mata Tripta. His father was a patwari (accountant) for crop revenue in the village of Talwandi‚ employed by a Muslim landlord of that area‚ Rai Bular Bhatti.[8] He had one sister‚ Bibi Nanaki‚ who
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and remove all thought of the physical things from the mind. As well as giving up food and water‚ the ascetic abandons all desires and dislikes so that they can concentrate exclusively on the spiritual as they approach death. History of Jainism Jainism doesn’t have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara‚ which means a teacher who ’makes a ford’ i.e. shows the way. Other religions call such a person a ’prophet’. As great omniscient teachers‚ Tirthankaras
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Hansa and Vinod Sutaria Cleveland‚ OH JAIN RITUALS AND CEREMONIES Introduction..................................................................................................................... 2 Six Essentials: ................................................................................................................. 2 1. Samayik: ............................................................................................................. 2 2. Chaturvimsati: ........................
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