Why was Buddhism more popular than Jainism
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One of the main reasons is that Buddhism has given a more equal role to women than Jainism. In Jainism it was believed that women were incapable of attaining eternal salvation unless they were first reborn in male form unlike Buddhism where women were also regarded as capable to attain salvation. Also Buddhism modified the more rigid ascetic practices and believes of Jainism. Also it gained royal patronage from kings like Ashoka the great, thus spreading its influence in different parts of India and world. Buddhism included the ancient principals of Hinduism and Jainism but in a modified way.
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Lord Buddha was the founder of Buddhism and preached only in the area covering present day UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal border but his disciples also preached into the foreign lands. Jainism is one of the oldest religion in the world and they traced their history through a history of successors known as Tirthankaras and Mahavir was the last tirthankar. In the early age the political spread of the Bharatkhand was much larger and jainism was spread all across. It travelled outside India in places like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran etc, with the foreign tourists visiting India at that time. But its spread was not as spectacular as that was of Buddhism. Though Jainism and Buddhism share some common features, the latter spread spread to other Asian countries while the former is confined to India.