About four million people follow Jainism
well in many believes is that the earth was always here and will always be.
A pagan or wiccan religion believes in the power of the earth and "mother nature" is one of their godesses. But many people believe in nature but dont believe that theyre pagan.
jainism is basically practised in India. There are approx. 80 lac followers of jainism i.e. 8 millions
Yes jainism have many holy books.One of them is Kalpa Sutra
Some people believe that Jainism even existed much before Hinduism and Buddhism. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal religion. Recent researches by some historians even show that Jainism might have even existed 5 lakh years back. If this is believed to be true, then it is quite possible that both Buddhism and Jainism were actually branches of Jainism, where Buddhism is quite similar to Jainism in many respects. Moreover, Hinduism might have been a mixture of local and some Jain beliefs.
One religion that believes all life is sacred is Jainism. Jains follow the principle of ahimsa, or non-violence, towards all living beings, believing that every form of life has a soul and deserves respect and compassion. This belief extends to animals, plants, and even microscopic organisms.
In the age of Mahavir, Jainism was known as "Jin Sashan" which would roughly translate to "Jainism" itself, because 23 other Tirthankaras had preceded Mahavir and spread the principles of Jainism. In the age of Mahavir, his parents and many others were already following Jainism propagated by Parshwanath, the 23rd Tirthankar of Jainism.
Hinduism is a tolerant way of life that believes in dignity and welfare of humans. Hinduism has evolved through the Vedic ages and the root of many divergent religions like Jainism,Buddhism,Sikkism etc.
Influence of Jainism on Indian culture has been on many aspects. Language and Literature, architecture, temples, sculpture, painting, philosophy have all been influenced by Jainism. the practice of the jainism is very much in evry area of india
Like Buddhists, Jains do not worship a Creator God, but, believe in various non-creator deities.
Yes, there are several. Deism is a Western religion, which attitude is that there is a God, but did not create the universe and does not govern it. Jainism is an Eastern religion that believes in many gods, but rejects the idea of creationism.
Hinduism is closely related to jainism. Hindus practice Non Violence & Peace.