Jainism

Jainism is one of the oldest known religions in the world today and is really closely related to Hinduism. One difference from Hinduism however, would be the r let one that the Vedas be interpreted. Jainism is a non-vedic religion with a universal content of non-violence, although its views on karma and sansara are the same as that of Hinduism.

The faith of Jainism came active with Mahavira, who was born around 599 BC. He decided to abandon his easy known life, and take a not so traveled path of an ascetic life. He went through castigation, including bodily and spiritual injury for twelve years and emerged from this a teacher, preacher and the ease up of a new religion.

There are two different groups of Jains, the Shevtambaras and the Digambaras. The Shevambaras are always clothed in white and think that the wearable of clothes has nothing to do with having the soul freed from the body. They also cerebrate that both men and women can achieve liberation with out having to be converted as a man. Digambaras on the another(prenominal) hand, are also known as sky draped because of their belief that the air is their clothing. They choose to be nude because they serve clothing as an attachment to the physical world and in their belief; women can only reach liberation when reborn as a man.

The restrictions that are to be observed by Jains are so staunch, that all of them are only followed by dedicated monks and nuns. Most of these restrictions require the followers to avoid ruler life activities like swimming, bathing, digging in the ground, lighting or putting out fires, touching plants, etc.

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