Jainism and Buddhism: A Comparative Study

by Justin Blaha through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.org This piece offers a fairly thorough and basic introduction to the ancient Jain tradition and compares it with core aspects of Buddhism. The similarities and contrasts are apparent in this very competent production.

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[bardiaswapnil]

5) dey nevr cook der food. dey collect der food as bhiksha or gochari( alms). dey drink only distilled water which free from ol germs. dey dont evn drink water after sunset.6) dey have no love for belongings. dey cannot hve clothes n accessories more den da specified limit in da scriptures. dey have to be above greed.7) dey dont get into conversion business( though sad dat sme hve tried it). dey r not allowed to do so. dey hve to preach on humanity, intergrity, right n peaceful conduct, sacrific

[opensourcebuddhism]

@bardiaswapnil Well baridaswapnil, I agree with you on every point. The Jains I tell my class, are the "marines" while the Buddhists, the "navy" ( see next coment) and the Hindus the "army"among the family of Indian religions. In the sense of toughness to ahmisa or "non-harming". Buddha borrowed a LOT from the Jain tradition. It is all that you mention. But I am a humble Vajrayana Buddhist. For us, there is no corruption in "corruption." Eat, drink and be merry!

[opensourcebuddhism]

@bardiaswapnil Just to continue, the Buddhists are the "Navy" in the sense the lob info missiles from the coast, and are a bit more aloof. Why is it important who is the oldest? Because history demonstrates the Hindu Vaishnava religion is an import from sunny central Asia (Aryans the Kurgan hyposthesis).

[bardiaswapnil]

Does it mke sense in fightin who ws da oldest. the thing is which one strives more to peace n moksha. jains hve a strict adherence to non-violence (direct n indirect). lemme give an xample of things jain monks do.. dey practise non-violence to da highest standrds. 1) dey are strict vegetarians, dey dont evn eat vegetables whose harvest mite be violent to insects n ol. 2) they never eat after sunset. 3) they nevr use vehicles, as any organism mite die under da vehicle. 4)dey nvr preach violence

[opensourcebuddhism]

@bardiaswapnil They did invade and please read the erudite Jain scholars intense reading of the Vedas. The Jains "invented" ahimsa and founded the Indus Valley civ., in my opinion. Good job Jains! Maybe I will evolve to your level or your bhikshus to mine (as we Buddhist tantrins think!)

[simysimss]

very interesting thanks

[rupesh17383]

friends the only reason for jainism n buddhism origination is society was full of differentiation,exploitation and inequality bcoz of brahmin priests.in every yajna these priests sacrificed cows,in d name of gods.even kings at that time called them fr special rituals fr which they use to pay a lot.varna system was also practised in those days,both religions denied god,brahmanism,inequality in society,and hinsa...

[bardiaswapnil]

hindus and jains hve a different views on certain pts.hindus believe 'bhagwan' and 'devta' to be same. jains believe bhagwan to be one who has sacrificed n renounced ol worldly pleasures n greedful emotions. n devta's are the one who hve attained a higher state den humans coz of der selfless acts but dey still njoy da heavenly pleasures eg. dey r clad in ol kinds of jewels. tirthankar's are bhagwan. dey are enlightened ones, devta's arent. n jains do believe n worship sme hindu gods n godess.