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Do Jains have to be ascetics?
no it is not necessarily to be ascetics in Jainism
Where did Bhuddism start?
After an enlightenment Buddha has delivered his first discorse to five Ascetics at Deer park, Sarnath near Varanasi, INDIA. Therefore this place is called as Birthplace of Buddhism.
What distinguishes Theravandan from mahayanan Buddhism?
Both branches of Buddhism agree on the basic teachings of the Buddha. However, the Mahayana believes that the Buddha had an additional body of teachings.More specifically, Theravada Buddhism teaches that the best way to help both others and oneself is to attain enlightenment and the end of rebirth. The Mahayana believes that it is better to continue to be reborn in order to lead others to enlightenment.
What goal did the ascetics and the buddha have in common?
The understanding of life and the universe.
What is renunciation in Jain ethics and why is it important to Jain ascetics?
Free from sins
What is an arhat?
An Arahant (or Arahat as it is more commonly known) is someone who has become enlightened, but through the help of someone else, i.e. they could not achieve enlightenment on their own. For example, after the Buddha first became enlightened, he taught the five ascetics that followed him about how he himself had become enlightened, and after hearing these teachings, the ascetics in turn became enlightened, but they had not done so through their own meditation etc.
What religion believes All life is suffering?
Buddhism teaches that all life is characterized by suffering, known as Dukkha. This concept is one of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism, which form the foundation of the religion's teachings on the nature of existence and the path to enlightenment.
What did Deists living during the European enlightenment believe in?
A deist is a person who believes in a all powerful God, but not in a particular God from any one religion. George Washington was a deist.
A sign of connection between theravada monks and the wandering Hindu ascetics?
their orange robe
What are religious ascetics who practice scourging or mutual whipping for bodily discipline or penance?
Flagellation
What is the importance of ascetics in Hindu life?
The ascetic was a person dedicated to a life of siritual austerity and self-discipline. Untouched by the social system, ascetics often chose a hermitage in the forest or gathered with others to live lives of intense devotion and meditation.
What were the group of people called who whipped them self's?
I think you're either thinking of ascetics or monks
