JAINISM - BY VALDEMIR MOTA DE MENEZES
Jainism
The followers of Jainism are called Jains and, just as Buddhists reject the Brahmanical religion and the caste system. The fundamental notion of the Jain philosophy of life is non-violence (Ahimsa), ie, waiver of prejudice in any manner whatsoever any living being, for it is the smallest. The practice of Jain philosophy of life is equally accessible to all, your goal is the purification of the soul to free her from the cycle of reincarnation and this is achieved through constant practice and everyday non-violence.
Jainism has not become as popular as a religion Buddhism, having spread only among a small number of supporters. Even today there are followers of Jainism in India and other countries of the world. It is likely that the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was influenced by the Jain philosophy of non-violence, making it an instrument of resistance to British colonial rule.
The followers of Jainism are called Jains and, just as Buddhists reject the Brahmanical religion and the caste system. The fundamental notion of the Jain philosophy of life is non-violence (Ahimsa), ie, waiver of prejudice in any manner whatsoever any living being, for it is the smallest. The practice of Jain philosophy of life is equally accessible to all, your goal is the purification of the soul to free her from the cycle of reincarnation and this is achieved through constant practice and everyday non-violence.
Jainism has not become as popular as a religion Buddhism, having spread only among a small number of supporters. Even today there are followers of Jainism in India and other countries of the world. It is likely that the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was influenced by the Jain philosophy of non-violence, making it an instrument of resistance to British colonial rule.
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