write five similarties and five differences between buddhism and jainism
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Jainism and Buddhism
1. In sixth century bc ,the aryans settlements expanded to the east ,accompanied by rapid socio -economic and political changes
2. Society at Some places had traits of tribal political organisation while at some other places ,kingdom were on the rise .
3. Materialism and spiritualism both existed side by side
4. In later Vedic period iron implements were used by the people to clear forest ,bring more land under cultivation and lead a settled life .
5. As a result there was a surplus production of food grains .this surplus produce could be utilised by the king to meet their military and administrative needs .
6. all these advantages enables the people to lead a settled life and to expand further in neighbouring area .
7. This expansion resulted in wars between different tribes ,in these wars ,the larger and more powerful tribes defeated the smaller ones and expanded their territory and created large kingdom ,these kingdoms were called janapadas .
8. Janapadas joined together and called mahajanapadas
9. The sixth century bc is regarded as an important epoch in the world history which saw the emergence of thinker
10. In India ,it was the period when the orthodox religious belief and practices were challenged and even rejected by the new sects .
11. Of these sects ,Jainism and Buddhism emerged as the most potent (powerful)religious reforms movements.
Sources
The three important sources which provide information about Jainism and Buddhism are following
Angas
1. Jain scripture are popularly known as aagamas , (what comes out from the mouth of the lord .
Q mention the truths to be followed for obtaining salvation
1. Like the Hindus ,Jains believe in moksha (salvation )or freedom from the cycle of births and rebirth
2. This can be achieved only by leading an austere(with out material comforts ) life based on non violence and self -denial
3. It is necessary for salvation to practice the tri -Ratnas of right faith ,right knowledge and right action
4. These three jewels inspire a true Jain to have faith in the 24 Tirthankaras ,to acquire knowledge from Their sermons and to lead a good life .
Q what caused the division of Jainism into two sects .
1. During the time when Bhadrabahu took Jainism to Karnataka,there arose difference between him and sthulbhadra ,who was based in Magadha ,in the first Jain council held around 300 NC ,these difference came to surface ,as a result ,Jains were divided into two groups ,
2. Shvetambaras or white clads were led by sthulabhadra ,they remained in Magadha .they wore white clothes and covered their faces with a small white cloth to avoid killing of insects or germs that might enter the nose while breathing ,they fasted but did not believe in extreme penance and austerity .
3. Digambaras followed bhadrabahu were sky clad and did not believe in covering their bodies ,according to digambaras living without clothes signified detachment from worldly pleasure
4. According to them ,one could avoid killing life forms by not wearing clothes because while washing clothes ,many germs would get killed ,they were orthodox followers of mahavira ,they kept long fasts and led an austere life
Q explain the causes responsible for decline of Jainism
1. Jainism preached rigid austerity.it rose at the time when Buddhism also existed .the theory of ahimsa was extended even to wearing of clothes ,these factors prevented it from getting popular support
2. The religion did not spread to foreign countries .it did not have any missionary effort.
3. Jainism did not get royal patronage from contemporary rulers ,in contrast ,Buddhism received a large scale support from Ashoka ,Harsha and Kanishka
4. Though Jainism advocated equality of men ,it did not do away totally with the high and low position in society
5. During the Gupta period and in later years ,Hinduism once again became popular ,therefore ,Jainism remained restricted to a few pockets in the country
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Buddhists do not believe in the existence of soul whereas Jainism believes the existence of soul in every living being. (5) Regarding Conduct: Buddhism emphasises the eight noble piths whereas Jainism emphasises Tri Ratna.