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Jainism started in its present form when humans felt the need to find the truth behind the life: Why do we exist? What will happen after death? And when they found the ultimate answer to all such question (which was salvation), then after thousands of years, it became a religion.

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Jainism was founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism.

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