Question

why Jainism do not spread outside India ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Jains considered it a taboo to travel by water since it harmed organisms more compared to barefoot land travel. As Buddhists did not hold such a view and so were able to spread the religion to Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, China etc.

Answer 2

Jainism could never become a popular religion because of its penance.

Explanation:

• The persistence and survival of the community can be attributed to its inter-community bond and relative prosperity as a result of its association with trade and commerce as its primary occupation.
• Members of the Jain community as bankers and financiers were prominent in their relations with the Muslim rulers of medieval India.
• The Muslims also destroyed many Jain holy sites during their rule in western India.
• They put severe pressure on the Jain community during the 13th and 14th centuries.
• Jains were powerless against the domination of Islam at that time.
• Among the five tenets of Jainism is aparigraha, a feeling of belonging or attachment that needs to be eradicated.
• The principle of aparigraha is self-restraint, and respect for all life forms and nature.