JAINISM
Jainism is an independent and most ancient religion of India. Jainism is an eternal religion. The Jain religion also known as Shraman Dharma, Nirgranth Dharma. It has been taught by Tirthankaras also called “jina”.
There are 24 Tirthankaras and the first Tirthankara is known as Rishabhdeva and the 24th Tirthankara is known as Mahavira.
A follower of a jina is called a Jain and the religion followed by jains is called Jainism. Jainism has no belief in a creator god. The Jains are divided into two parts: the Shvetembara and the Digambara. The holy places of Jains are Sikharji, Palitana and Hastinapur.
In Hinduism, human life is judged in terms of its accumulated karma, but for the Jains the karma is more
physical. It is like an impurity, which clogs and weighs down the soul. The gradual extension of Jainism from its homelands is in eastern India into the south, and then into the western India, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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