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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Hinduism Hinduism is like most of the other Indian religion ways that have been categorized together as if they were a single tradition. The term Hinduism is derived from the name that has been applied by foreigners to people who are living in the region of the Indus River (pg. 71). This was introduced in the nineteenth century under the colonial British rule that was a category for census-taking (pg. 71). There are Indians that are now asserted that the Western analysis of Hinduism
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Hinduism and Buddhism both came into existence from India. According to S. Rahdhakrishnan‚ “Buddhism‚ in its origin is an offshoot of Hinduism.” (Buddhism & Hinduism‚ 2007) This is due to the fact that Buddhism was started around 2‚500 years ago by Siddhartha Gautama who was originally brought up in a Hindu family and was later called “the Buddha” by his followers. (Teece‚ 2003) Hinduism has been around for well over 5‚000 years and was not started by a single historical figure. Hinduism and
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Jainism began as a monastic faith but then developed a lay movement. There are no priests in Jainism; monks and nuns are their clerics. Though Jains pray to the Hindu gods for earthly favours‚ such as long life‚ the true objects of their devotion are the Tirthankaras‚ or the Jain saints. The term Tirthanikara means “makers of the river crossing”; they are historical figures who achieved release of the eternal cycle of karma. To the Jains‚ the law of karma‚ not the will of the gods‚ determines
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Religions have played an active role in our ever-changing world since the beginning of time. From Christianity to Islam to Buddhism‚ all religions begin with one thing in mind; what their focus will be and how they intend to carry out living their daily lives with this focus of dedication. Included in these many traditions and religions is Hinduism; an admirable community in which each and every person can look to for a sense of direction‚ and is also considered the oldest among the major world religions
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great religion work of the Aryans - the Rig Veda. The Veda and the Brahmins‚ the priests‚ came to hold a most prominent place in Vedic society. By about the forth century B.C. Hinduism had supplanted the older Vedic faith and became supreme. During this period two new religions Buddhism and Jainism developed out of Hinduism. The basic institution of the society was the extended family. The family consisted of eldest male and his wife‚ their sons‚ grandsons and heir wives and children and unmarried
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Both Jainism and Sikhism have arisen as alternatives to Hinduism within India. As Molloy highlights‚ they both share a belief in karma with Hinduism‚ but both reject the polytheistic and ritualistic elements of Hinduism. Despite these similarities‚ Jainism and Sikhism are different in their emphasis. The founder of Jainism was named Mahavira. He was the twenty fourth‚ in a succession of saints‚ called tirthankaras. Mahavira was born into an aristocratic family‚ and much of his life is shrouded
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Our True Selves in the Form of a Spiritual Reality Those unfamiliar with Hinduism may believe that it is a polytheistic religion‚ this; however‚ is untrue. Despite the existence of around 330 million Hindu gods‚ the mediated sacred for Hindus is Brahman. Hinduism is considered to be a monist religion‚ meaning it takes a variety of existing things and explains them in a single substance. Brahman may also be thought of as monistic because It is considered to be the hub from which all deities manifest
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JAINISM AND SCIENCE Submitted To: Piya Mukherjee Faculty‚ SIMSR Submitted By: Saurabh Sheth PGDM-A (Roll no: 53) To maintain the importance of the concepts‚ many words used in the article are of ‘Prakrut’ Language. Concept of Jainism Jainism is the religion professed by the Jains‚ so called because they follow the path practiced and preached by the Tirthankars or Jinas. It is a religion of soul. This concept or belief is called theism. This self-belief is the most important concept
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One of the biggest differences between Judaism and hinduism is their belief of God and the afterlife. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ meaning that they believe in one God. Abraham founded this religion when God made a covenant between the two. The Jews believe that they are God’s chosen people. They believe that when they die‚ they will either go to heaven or hell based on their deeds; an afterworld of sorts. Hindus believe in a complicated process called Reincarnation. This process has two
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