Question

write three difference between Buddhism and Jainism.

Answer 1

1) Difference regarding conception Moksha : According to Buddhism, a man attains Moksha when he ends all the desires and can attain it while living in the world. But according, to Jainism Moksha is freedom from miseries and can be attained only after death.

Answer 2

Both denied the existence of creator God and heavenly fathers, And did not believe in authenticity of Vedas.Both believed that the way to liberation or to enlightenment is self discipline and accepted dhamma or dharma is the way.shared similar terminology and few rules of conducts are even same.fourfold order of monks and nuns is quite Organized in both of the religions.shared belief in the existence of geographical regions beyond the parameters of indian subcontinent (then called Bharatavarsha) access to which could not be gained by ordinary human beings.laid emphasis on meditation, self improvement , compassion and non violence to attain inner peace.

Differences:-

Vegetarianism is an integral part of Jainism while in Buddhism vegetarianism isn’t mandatory. what is brought to you can be consumed.Jainism discourages monks and nuns from staying in a single place for a long time, with the exception of 4 months in the rainy season (chaturmas). Thus most of the time the Jain monks and nuns keep wandering staying in a place for just a few days. Some Theravada Buddhist monks also observe similar rules, but more often buddhist tradition promotes culture of staying in one monastery.Jainism believe in existence of soul (jiva) while Buddhism rejects the idea of soul.Jainism believes in non absolutism (anekantavada) while Buddhism denies extremes and practices middleway.Nirvana for women is encouraged in Buddhism while in jainism only swetambar tradition believes in women's liberation.