Jainism essays

Jainism is an antediluvian Indian religion that has been widely adopted in China. Jainism is a transtheistic religion that is widely followed as a set of ethical practices rather than as a strictly divine belief system. One of the most prevalent ideas in Jainism is ahiṃsā. Ahiṃsā is fundamentally the core belief of nonviolence and peace. This principle is pivotal...

Religion in India originated in the Indus Valley Civilization. The people of this area practiced Hinduism as far back as 2600 B.C.E (Jeffrey Brodd, 2019). The Indus were one of the three earliest civilizations of South Asia and the Near East. This early civilization reached across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India (Wright, 2009). Jainism began in Northern India in the...

JAINISM Jainism was formed in 550 BC. Jainism traditionally known as Jain Dharma is an ancient Indian religion. The preachers of Jainism were known as Jain derived from Sanskrit word Jina. They follow the preachings of Lord Mahavira. Lord Mahavira was the twenty-fourth Tirathankar of Jainism, the texts containing the teachings of Lord Mahavira are known as Agamas. Digambar and...

This essay will examine Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism, although representing different traditions with distinct methodologies and goals, have commonalities that connect practices and beliefs of their meditation systems. The essay will consider geographic history and the merger of cultures, attitudes and doctrines within the first millennium BCE, with detail on how this interweaving of societies, so often seen as opposed...

ABSTRACT India is the central hub of culture and diversity for holistic places, India’s religious practices and lifestyle is what attracts people from across the globe. With having more than 1000s of temples in each state and hundred thousand or more religious temples, mosques, churches and other religious pilgrims across the country, it’s said they you’ll find some religious object...

Introduction The etymology of the word ‘Religion’ states that the root of the word is ‘religio’ i.e obligation/ bond/ reverence for the bond between humans and the gods. In today’s world, it is defined as the belief and worship of a superhuman controlling power in rudimentary terms. Religion is essentially a cultural system of various elements of behaviours, practices, morals,...

Like the Brāhmanical and Buddhists, the Jaina iconography did not take a prominent role in the earlier period of Bengal as well as in Indian art. The images of Tīrthanakaras took a prominent part in the Jaina iconography, but the images of the other gods and goddesses never played an insignificant part in Jaina iconography. Many Brāhmanical and Buddhist gods...

Throughout history, the human race has had to develop questions concerning the meaning of our own existence to society as well as ourselves. Within humanity, the concepts of philosophy and religion were developed to help humanity understand the process of creation and existence. The core principles that each Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism carry relate to the different devotional traditions and...

Introduction to Dharmic Faiths: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism Nowadays, there are a lot of religions and faiths all around the world. There are the Jewish, Muslims Cristian’s and many more. These religions do have something in common which is that they believe in one god. However; there are other faiths that do believe in multiple gods such as Buddhism...

“In a universe where every life depends on the expense of other, such a commitment would be futile”. (Oxtoby 151). According to Jainism their one of the most important teaching include non-violence, in thought, word and deed. They believe freed from karma; the way soul attains purity. (Oxtoby 148). This is a hard commitment. Adhering Ashima principles in my life...

This essay will look at the concept of ahiṃsā within early Jainism and Brahmanism. It will reflect on the etymology, history and references to ahiṃsā within ancient texts including the Ṛgveda, Upaniṣads, Mahābārata, Bhagavadgītā, Pātañjalayogaśāstra and the Ācārāṅga Sutra. It will consider the nature of hiṃsā in contrast to ahiṃsā looking at moral and social values and viewpoints surrounding the...

Language is a form of symbols and signs used by man in order to communicate with human beings, express his feelings, acquire knowledge, and language is one of the means of considerate among people and civilization, and each civilization / society have its own style of language, and the language is known as the sound symbols with compatible systems. In...

Abstract Introduction of the Western education was an important phenomenon in the history of modern India. This generated variety of responses. The paper probes into these responses ranging from the individual level to the community level with special focus on the Jain community. It also brings out the parallels running through the Hindu and Jain responses and reform movements. Of...

Introduction South Asia is a vast region located in the southern part of Asia, on this mysterious and beautiful land, it embraces many different nationalities, religions, and countries. In this piece of fertile land, people of different races and ethnic minorities live in harmony. As an IAH student who just started studying in South Asia, I am very curious about...

Introduction Jainism customarily famed as Jain Dharma as well who was the former Indian religion and the believers or the Supporters of Jainism are designated as 'Jains', that is got from a Sanskrit word jina (victor) who hints the way of triumph in traverse life's flood of resurrections by crushing the aura by a moral and otherworldly life. The Jainism...