REL 2300 Lecture 10: Notes of Jainism
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They believe that religion emerges when people start to deteriorate and become violent so humankind can become whole again. However, hindu and buddhist scriptures refer to jainism existing long before; rooted in non. Yoga: consists of means of eliminating negative karma, observing, purifying, disciplining mind and body and living by strict ethical principles. Many people that believe in jainism believe that karma is dirt that obscures the true self which is why they hold purity so high. Mahavir is known as the great hero and known as the last preacher and also the last of the. Tirthankas: the universe is without a beginning and end. Hagiography: idealized biography of the life of a saint or teacher or holy person. Digambaras (the ones that left bc of famine + monistic) People can be jain and still be a householder yet that means that they have limitations.
