REL 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Brahmacharya, Aparigraha, Nontheistic Religions
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For jains, the universe is an eternal phenomenon, never created and never to be destroyed. It is a self-sustained, self-managed phenomenon that runs on the principle of cause and effect (karma and reincarnation) Mahavira (599-527 bce) founder, but not the only one. At the end there will be 24 profets. Myth of liberation: the idea of time, there is no beginning or end. The idea of karma, and in order to get rid of it, you have to do yoga. Ascenticism: what you do to get rid of karma like starving yourself. Reactionary movement: jainism is a reactionary movement to hinduism, equalism makes them a reactionary movement. There is a theory that this movement was started by the warriors (kadhhsakd) to get rid of karma. Shared concepts with hinduism and buddhism: karma: merit, dharma: duty, but different to hinduism, yoga: ascetic discipline, yajna: sacrifice or worship, the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)orship god. But the(cid:455) do re(cid:448)ere(cid:374)d to their sai(cid:374)ts and prophets.
