Religious Studies 1023E Lecture 2: Lecture 2 - Jainism

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Mahdi Tourage

Document Summary

Last lecture y supposed founder mahavira (599-27 bc: ksatriya. nature of jina y mahavira y liberal interpretation y seems more human. canon of scripture y still have it. women y possible for woman to achieve spiritual liberation y before mahavira, the great spiritual leader was malli, a woman y nuns exist: digambara. nature of jina (enlightened spiritual teacher y mahavira y conservation y never married, etc. y protect sanctity of mahavira. canon of scripture y no canon y say scripture is corrupt, not genuine. Bad speech (lie, use speech to perpetrate violence, to hurt somebody: 3. Theft (cannot take anything that is not given to you: 4. Renounce all possessions y laity-people y 5 lesser vows (anu-vratas) ( watered down : 1. Not to do violence against living beings with 2 or more senses (eat plants: 4. Can have sex, cannot use it to hurt someone, not outside of marriage: 5.