JAINISM AND BUDDHISM

J Jainism is one of the

A oldest surviving religious traditions of India being
already well-established in the 6th-5th century BC.
I Jainism is primarily concerned with purifying and
N liberating the soul from the perpetual cycle of death
IS and rebirth.
M
 Vardhamana Mahavira
Mahavira also known as Vardhamana, was
the 24th Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of
Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd
Tirthankara Parshvanatha.Mahavira was born in
the early part of the 6th century BCE
nto a royal Kshatriya Jain family in ancient India.
TWO SETS OF JAINISM
Svetambara
&
Digambara
TRI -RATNAS of Jainism

• RIGHT FAITH
• RIGHT
KNOWLEDGE
• RIGHT ACTION
The Five Great Vows

• Ahimsa (non-violence)
• Satya (truthfulness)
• Asteya (not stealing)
• Aparigraha (non-acquisition)
• Brahmacarya (chaste living)
BUDDHISM
Originating in northern India in
the 5th-6th century BCE, Buddhism is
concerned with the universal salvation. The
Buddha lived as Prince Siddhartha, before
renouncing his family and wandering in search
of enlightenment.
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
• The world is full of suffering
• Suffering has a cause
• Desire is the cause of suffering
• If desire is stopped suffering can be
stopped
Eightfold Paths
TWO SETS OF BHUDDHISM

Hinayan
&
a Mahayana
THE
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