Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism PDF

emerged from India In VedicReligious concepts resultof Indo Aryansynthesis Varna jati provided eligious cultural background for birth ofotherreligions evolvedto Hinduism Vardhamana Mahavira GreatHero founderof Jainism borninto Nishatriya varn n Biharstate near GangesR left life...

emerged from India In VedicReligious concepts resultof Indo Aryansynthesis Varna jati provided eligious cultural background for birth ofotherreligions evolvedto Hinduism Vardhamana Mahavira GreatHero founderof Jainism borninto Nishatriya varn n Biharstate near GangesR left life ofcomfort 30 becameascentic ina conqueror absolute knowledge ain concepts ThreeGems proper faith properknowledge proper Chavior Jiva soul present in every object in materialworld rarma negativeatomic substancewhenone jiva harms another himsa nonviolence to all livingcreatures most importanttothe revala jnana absolute knownedge highest state of perception mounsha Atheism depending on one's definitionof god one can say Jainismis atheistic mightgo too far Tirthankaras Jinas 24 men who achieved Kevara Mahavira last scripture 45textsby Jain saints scholars Jainism only ascentics monks canhope to practice perfect anim Taipei notpriestmonks strive to live 3Gems ahimsa The Buddha Siddhartha Gautama from Ganges Nepal Kshatriya varna early life in extreme luxury ascentc 29 6years wandering theforest became extreme ascenticism revelation of 4 Not truths India 45 years teaching died 80 achieved nirvana Four Noble Truths 1 Life is suffering 2 Desire is the cause ofSuff  Eliminating desire eliminates suffering 4 Eightfold Patheliminatesdes Eightfold Path rightbeliefresolve speech behavior occupation effort contemplation meditation Re Birth of Hinduism popular lit TheMahabharataincludes theBhagar Gita new varieties of religious experience religiousexperience that offered iteration moksha to all Hindu Gods polytheistic faith with many gods Shiva Vishna popula godstakemany forms Bhagavad Gita part of Mahabharata explainsimportance of dharma