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Jainism

By: Emma Milch Agledahl !. Jainism. History. Around 500BC Jainism parted into two separated directions , called Schvetambaras and Digambaras . No- one knows exactly how it started . 24 succeding followers ( Tirthankaras ) started the reliogion , according to myth .

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Jainism

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  1. By: Emma MilchAgledahl! Jainism

  2. History • Around 500BC Jainismpartedintotwoseparateddirections, calledSchvetambaras and Digambaras. • No-oneknowsexactlyhow it started. • 24 succedingfollowers (Tirthankaras)startedthereliogion, according to myth. • Rishabhawasthe first ofthe 24, and livedaround 7000BC. It is unknownifhereallyexisted. • All the 24 followerswere part ofcreatingtheJain religion. • Mahavirawasthe last ofthe 24, and the most powerful, manypeoplestartedfollowing him.

  3. Mahavira • Mahavirawas a princethat gave up everything to find spiritual meaning. • ConsideredfounderofJainism. • Wasoneofthe 24 Tirthankaras. • When more peoplestartedfollowing him, hebecame a quitepowerful man. • Historicalevidence has provedthatMahaviradidexist.

  4. Cool Facts • Foundedthe same periodBuddhismwasfounded. • Founded in Eastern India. • Has around 5 million followers or more! • Most oftheJainsare from India, butjainsexistalsoin Belgium, Hong Kong, Canada, Usa, Japan and Singapore. • TheirsacredtextsarecalledAgamas, is said to originate from Mahavira • All followers must be vegetarians! • Their «leaders» aremonks. • The Digambarasmonksare not allowed to wearclothes at all!

  5. Religiousrules Allowed • Fruitthat has fallen down from thetree. • Theyareallowed to useviolence in self-defence. • Monks areencouraged to do research and become more knowledgeable. • Accept many different worldviews as different parts ofthetruth. Not allowed • No meat • No killing anylivingcreatures (includingwasps, and bugs!) • Preferably not eatingfruits or vegetableswereyouneed to kill the plant. • The SchvetambarasJainsareprefered to onlywearwhiteclothes. • No violence

  6. Different parts oftruth Six blind men were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant's body. The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says the elephant is like a rope; the one who feels the trunk says the elephant is like a tree branch; the one who feels the ear says the elephant is like a hand fan; the one who feels the belly says the elephant is like a wall; and the one who feels the tusk says the elephant is like a solid pipe. A king explains to them: All of you are right. The reason every one of you is telling it differently is because each one of you touched the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all the features you mentioned. "Elephant and the blind men". Jain Stories. JainWorld.com. Retrieved 2006-08-29.

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