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Answer the following questions in short:
(1) What was the main preaching of Gautam Buddha ?
(2) What was the main teaching of Mahavir Swami ?
(3) What were five 'Mahavrats' of Jainism?
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Explanation:
1.The Basic Teachings of Buddha which are core to Buddhism are:
• The Three Universal Truths;
• The Four Noble Truths; and
• The Noble Eight fold Path.
II. THE THREE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
1. Nothing is lost in the universe
2. Everything Changes
3. The Law of Cause and Effect
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
The Buddha's Four Noble Truths explore human suffering.
1. Dukkha
2. Samudaya
3. Nirodha
4. Magga
THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
The Buddha's Eightfold Path consists of:
Panna: Discernment, wisdom
Sila: Virtue, morality
Samadhi: Concentration, meditation
Mahavir preached that right faith (samyak-darshana), right knowledge (samyak-jnana), and right conduct (samyak-charitra) together is the real path to attain the liberation of one's self.
At the heart of right conduct for Jains lie the five great vows:
Nonviolence (Ahimsa) - not to cause harm to any living beings
Truthfulness (Satya) - to speak the harmless truth only
Non-stealing (Asteya) - not to take anything not properly given
Chastity (Brahmacharya) - not to indulge in sensual pleasure
Non-possession/ Non-attachment (Aparigraha) - complete detachment from people, places, and material things
Emerging from these three jewels and relating to right conduct are the five abstinences, which are the vows of:
Ahimsa (non-violence)
Satya (truthfulness)
Asteya (not stealing)
Aparigraha (non-acquisition)
Brahmacarya (chaste living)
Answer:
THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH
When the Buddha gave his first sermon in the Deer park, he began the 'Turning of the Dharma wheel'. He chose the beautiful symbol of the wheel with its 8 spokes to represent the Noble Eightfold Path.
Mahavir preached that right faith (samyak-darshana), right knowledge (samyak-jnana), and right conduct (samyak-charitra) together is the real path to attain the liberation of one's self. At the heart of right conduct for Jains lie the five great vows: Nonviolence (Ahimsa) - not to cause harm to any living beings.
Religion: jainism
Emerging from these three jewels and relating to right conduct are the five abstinence, which are the vows of: Ahimsa (non-violence) Satya (truthfulness) Asteya (not stealing)
Explanation: