RELIGN 177 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Himalayas, Hsi Lai Temple, Anekantavada
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Support re ection and perspective with three examples from the readings or lectures that you nd most relevant in thinking about the current state of religious diversity/pluralism in the american context. Hinduism: 5,000 years old, indus valley/india (about 1 billion members globally) Jainism: 3,000-4,000 years old, with mahavira ( founder of jainism )- ca. 599-527 bce, india (about 4 million members globally-mostly in india) Buddhism: 2,500 years old, with siddhartha gautama buddha (ca. Sikhism: 15th century ce, guru nanak, 1469-1539, punjab region, pakistan/northern india (about 25 million members globally) Baha"i: 1844-1863 ce with b b (1819-1850) and bah "u"ll h (1817-1892), iran (about 5 million members globally) Theological emphasis on ahimsa (non-violence), anekantavada (non-absolutism), and aparigrapha (non-possessiveness), expressed in the ve jain vows: Jina as conquerer of samsara series of 24 main god-teachers (tirthankaras: enlightened being) in the tradition, culminating with mahavira (ca.
