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Jainism
This ancient religion from India aims a divine consciousness and prescribes a direction of non-violence to all forms of living beings. The philosophy and practice relies primarily on self-effort in moving the soul up the spiritual ladder.
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A tirthankara is one who establishes Jain organization after conquering both love and hatred . He shows a fine path to the living beings of the world to be free from ignorance, misery and moha (Worldly happiness)
How many people practice Jainism?
jainism is basically practised in India. There are approx. 80 lac followers of jainism i.e. 8 millions
How did Jainism evolve over time?
amwjgmadjt tjmad tjmad twjgadjmt tjmd tjma jgad tgjmda tjmadj tjma jmad admja kmda jmda khbn nbjh ecemjadjbdm
Buddhism really does not have any hard and fast rules...there a five vows lay practitioners take to help one's practice and general life: 1. I undertake the precept to refrain from taking life (from living creatures). ; 2. I undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given. ;
; 3. I undertake the precept to refrain from exploiting the passions (these days, sexual misconduct is usually mentioned). ;
; 4. I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech (lies and such). ;
; 5. I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.
There are 24 gods of jainism.... the last one of the tirthankars(jain gods of a time period normally thousands of years) is Mahavir Swami. Jains do a lot more rituals for Mahavir Swami because he was the last one and scriptures have most about him. There is only one female god, Mallinath.
What is the holy book of Jainism?
The holy book of Jainism is known as the Kalpa Sutra or Sutras.
Jains are very caring over the environment, they wear masks over their faces to prevent inhaling of any small insects and they carry large brushes so they can brush the floor in front of them to prevent stepping on any plants or insects. they believe in non-violence.
There are four significant texts - the Kalpsutra as mentioned previously, the Agama, the Tattvartha Sutra, and the Sanmatti Prakaran.
Jain scriptures were written over a long period of time, but the most cited is the Tattvartha Sutra, or "Book of Reality", written by the monk-scholar, Umasvati (aka Umāsvāmi) almost 1800 years ago.
There are many holy books of Jainism. Some of these include: Angas Shatkhandgam Tattvarthsutra Mahapurana Samaysara, kalpa sutra kalpa sutra and the tatvarthsutra.
Call Agam means the speech given by any enlighten person like Bible in Christianity and Kuran in Islam, Gita in Hinduism. All has same meaning, if understood by self realized person.
Why are Jains not a Hindu caste?
Jainism and Hinduism are two ancient Indian religions. The word "Jain" is derived from the word Jina, referring to a human being who has conquered all inner passions (like anger, attachment, greed and pride) and possesses Kevala Jnana (pure infinite knowledge).
Followers of the path of the Jinas are called Jains.
Followers of Hinduism are called Hindus.
While there are some similarities and differences between the two religions, the rituals and religious practices of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism.
- Char Dham are the names of four pilgrimage sites in India that are widely revered by Hindus. It comprises Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is considered highly sacred by Hindus to visit Char Dham during one's lifetime.
What events do Jewish people trace back to present day Israel?
The place where the Forefathers (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) and their families lived and received God's covenant
The home of the Jews, from Joshua's time to the time of Ezekiel (850 years)
The place of the Jewish Holy Temple built by Solomon
The home of the Jews who returned from exile in the Second Temple period
Were is the relion of janisim most pracised around the world?
The religion of Jainism is most practiced in various parts of the world that include USA, India, Canada, and Hong Kong among others. This is a religion that was founded in India and has a population of over 5 million.
What does escaping the cycle of birth and death mean to hindus?
It means when you reincarnate, if you lead a perfect life, then you escape the cycle of death and birth and become one with Brahman.
Brahman- the spiritual power Hindus believe lives in everything
living
What are the teachings of Jainism?
Mahavira did not believe in the existence of God. He considered that God is the highest, the noblest and the fullest manifestation of all the powers which lie latent in the soul of man. The teachings of Mahavira were simple. He based his teachings on three thoughts Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct or Action. These three teachings are called Triratna or Three jewels.
Mahavira put great stress on Mahavira Ahimsa. According to him, men, animals, plants, stones, wind and fire had souls. Therefore no injury should be done to animals, birds etc. Mahavira preached his disciples to follow the five principles.
They are
1. Ahimsa - not to injure any living beings
2. Satya - to speak truth
3. Asteya - not to steal
4. Tyag - - not to own property
5. Brahmacharia - to lead a virtuous life
dhanush jhps
What makes Jainism different from other religions?
Frak wahi he ke jain dharm ka koibi jagre ka and mafi (michami dukaram) se hota he khun kharabe ya sor gul se nahi.
Jain dharm ke mantra yani navkar book app log pade or uska arth nikale har ek mantra me sabhi wo mahan vyakti jisne sanyasi ka kartvya nibhaya he usko vandan he ya apne sarir ki vaje se bhagvan ya kisi kobhi pareshani hui he uski mafi mani gai he.
Answer: Jainism is the only religion tell that all Human has potentials to become perfect GOD ( Creator ). Complete Non violence .
Why would a Jain sweep a footpath as he or she walks along?
1st of all Jains don't sweep footpaths.
The monks believing in Ahimsa want to make sure that they don't hurt tiny organisms which may come in their path. So they clear/sweep the path before walking. So it is clearing before walking rather than sweeping the footpath. They do this to avoid th accidental killing of an living creature, because it is one of their five commandments. They also will wear cloth over their mouths to avoid accidetally breathing in something living.
