Buddhism & Jainism
Understand why social inequality, costly ritual and difficult philosophy encouraged new faiths taught in accessible language.
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Rise of Buddhism and Jainism in Sixth-Century India
Understand why social inequality, costly ritual and difficult philosophy encouraged new faiths taught in accessible language.
Open article →Jainism: Mahavira, Three Jewels and Five Vows
Learn the Tirthankara tradition, Mahavira's Kevala, Jain karma and moksha, the Three Jewels and the five-vow code of conduct.
Open article →Jain Sects, Spread and Influence in Tamil Nadu
Compare Digambara and Svetambara practice, explain Jainism's spread and identify its monasteries, literature and monuments in Tamil Nadu.
Open article →Buddha's Life, Enlightenment and First Sermon
Trace Siddhartha from the four sights and renunciation to the middle path, enlightenment at Gaya and first sermon at Sarnath.
Open article →Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path and Buddhist Sangha
Understand Buddhism's diagnosis of suffering, the practical Eightfold Path and the Sangha that organized and spread Buddha's dhamma.
Open article →Buddhist Sects, Councils, Spread and Tamil Nadu Influence
Compare Hinayana and Mahayana, locate four councils and explain how language, Sanghas, patronage and Tamil centres spread Buddhism.
Open article →Jainism and Buddhism: Similarities and Differences
Compare their royal-born teachers, common ethical reforms and distinct approaches to austerity, self, liberation and geographic spread.
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