JAINISM

by Sana, Jesca, Vanesa, Ionut, JJ, and Riyan

Philosophy.pdf
Why should a Jain shrine
be put in the local Hindu
temple?
By Sana and Jesca
What is
Hinduism?
Hinduism is an Indian religion, also
known as dharma or way of life.
Hinduism involves a range of
philosophies linked to recognizable
rituals, shared concepts, pilgrimage to
sacred sites, cosmology and shared
textual resources discussing in detail
philosophy, theology, mythology, yoga,
Vedic yajna, agamic rituals and temple
building among other topics.
What is Jainism?
Jainism is the religion that was founded in
ancient India. The main principle in
Jainism is ahimsa. This is the idea non –
violence. Jains and Hindus have a lot in
common with each such as both religion's
coming from India, as well as both believe
in non-violence. In Hinduism they believe
in more than one God, but Jains do not
believe in a God or Gods but they believe
in Divine beings who are worthy of
devotion.
Why should we add Jain
shrine's to local Hindu
temples?
What Do Jain shrines contain you may ask; well Jain
shrines contain images of tirthankara; who is usually
in a seated meditation or standing. Jains make
offerings to these images as part of their worship. Jain
shrines range from the most elaborate and immense to
the very plainest worship spaces. Most Jains focus
heavily on their everyday religious life more than on
the vows themselves because it is for them to go to
temple than follow the Jain code strictly.
Why should we add Jain
Shrine's to local Hindu
temples?

Adding a Jain shrine to a local Hindu temple will be

great for the Jain community since some Jains may have
to travel far to go and pray at a Jain temple since there
may not be one in their local area for them to pray at,
whereas there are a lot more Hindu temples and they are
easy to find and get too. Adding a Jain shrine to a local
Hindu will be helpful for Jains because it means that
they do not have to travel far to pray and that there
place of pray could be easy to get too.
Why should we add Jain
shrine's to local Hindu
temples?

In conclusion we should add a

Jain shrine to a local Hindu
temple so that Jain's can easily
be able to pray to images
of tirthankara. As well as
make sure they don’t have to
travel far to be able to pray.