what are the the points of similarity and dissimilarity between Jainism and Buddhism?
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West Bengal history book. chapter number 5
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Buddhism and Jainism both challanged the so called Vadic Religion and Rituals of 600 B.C. 2- Both focuses on Non-violence and Morality. 3- Both believe in Karma, Rebirth and Moksha. 4- Both are Athiestic in nature.
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Lets first look at similarities so we may better understand the differences that exist therein too
No Creator God. Both the philosophies claim that this universe is eternal and neither has any start, nor will have any end. This makes other religions wrongly believe that Jainism & Buddhism are atheistic. On the contrary, Jainism is more theistic than any other religion on our planet while Buddhism can at best be called agnostic.
Kala-Chakra - The eternal wheel of time. Both the philosophies have a very similar concept of eternal wheel of time which advocates that time moves in two half, the 1st of ascending resources where our planet experiences an ever increasing phase of resources and happiness and 2nd phase of ever decreasing resources and happiness. However, while Jainism advocates this cycle to be just phases of time and non-living (non-sentient) in nature, in some Buddhist traditions its treated as a living god (deva) who is all knowing.
The Tri-World theory. Both the religions claim existence of multiple layers of Heavens above our middle world (of humans) and multiple layers of hells underneath. While Jainism has clear cut descriptions of this structure, the description in Buddhist annals is vague and unclear as Buddha never addressed this question specifically in any discourses.
The Theory of Transmigration - Both religions claim that the life we are living is neither the first, and probably not the last either. Thus both religions advocate theory of transmigration of a being in all the three worlds marked above, with life in none of the worlds being eternal. (Yeah, we advocate that heavens and hells are also not eternal and life in there do come to an end). While Jainism claims that the being which transmigrates is soul and it carries over both good and bad karmas it gains in a life time, the Buddhist claim that its just the karmic particles that somehow comes together, and thus keeps rolling, life after life.
Moksha - Both the philosophies advocate that the transmigration, or the cycle of birth and death is not un-ending, and can be brought to end by exhausting of fuel of karmic-bondages which are the primary reason of transmigration. Both philosophies have very similar methodology of ending this karmic-bondage which requires
Right Understanding of why we are trapped in samsara in the first place
Right knowledge of the path required to undo this trap.
Right practice of the above knowledge by mending our deeds in speech, thoughts and actions.
Meditation - Both philosophies greatly advocate meditation as a the most important tool in achieving Moksha. Their meditations are also very similar that involves resolve to still our body and mind to tap into reservoir of our own living force.
Superiority of humans above gods (devas) - While the state of a deva (god) is considered as the happiest state to be among all sentient beings, its the humans that are valued most in both traditions. Its because its just a human who is capable of zeroing-in all his karmic bondages (both good and bad) and attain Moksha. Thus, both traditions claim that such a seer, are bowed down upon by gods (deva’s).
Sanyas - Renunciation & Asceticism runs central to both traditions and is highly regarded in both philosophies as the surest and fastest way to annihilate the karmic-bondages and achieve Moksha. Thus, both the philosophies are divided into two major groups. 1st of lay followers and 2nd of monks and nuns. Though both the traditions started with almost similar type of renunciation where the monk and nun was supposed to follow a recluse lifestyle and beg for alms, over period the same has almost faded away in Buddhism giving way to residential monasteries.
Compassion - is the crux of both religions. Both claim it as the most important virtue that a human needs to possess in order to progress on the spiritual path. Its from compassion that both the philosophies start, and its around compassion that both philosophies build its practices. While Jains claim vegetarianism as the most important flowering of this compassion as killing (or being responsible for killing) & compassion cannot go hand in hand, the Buddhist disagree and eat meat claiming that they are not responsible for the death of the animal as the same was not specifically ordered to be killed for them and thus try to disown their responsibility in the demand structure which is primarily responsible for supply of the meat.