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Jainism

Jainism. By: Emily STUDENT. Number of Adherents. About 5 million followers today. www.altreligion.about.com. Where and When the Religion was Established. Established around 600 BCE Established in India. www.altreligion.about.com. Influential Practitioners.

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Jainism

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  1. Jainism By: Emily STUDENT

  2. Number of Adherents • About 5 million followers today www.altreligion.about.com

  3. Where and When the Religion was Established • Established around 600 BCE • Established in India www.altreligion.about.com

  4. Influential Practitioners • Lord Mahavir or Vardhaman put into practice Jainism about 2600 years ago. • He was a prince who had all the worldly items a person could wish for. • At age 30, he left the royal family and set out looking to eliminate pain. • He thought that was done by getting rid of worldly possessions. www.studentorgs.utexas.edu/Jain

  5. continued • He spent the next twelve and a half years searching in silence. • Then he traveled for 30 years barefoot around India preaching the eternal truth he had found. • The main point of his teaching was to tell how one can reach total freedom from the cycle of birth, life, pain, misery and death. www.studentorgs.utexas.edu/Jain

  6. Holy Work • Jainism follows two main texts. • Shatkhand Agam and Kasay Pahud www.studentorgs.utexas.edu/jain/jainism

  7. Clergy • Jainism has no official clergy. • Serious believers become monks and nuns. Women don’t have strict certain rules to follow. www.altreligion.about.com

  8. Ecclesiastical Law • Jains have 6 essential rites to do daily: • 1.Samayik-Meditation • 2.Praying of Tirthankars-prayer • 3.Vanada-to respect Ascetics • 4.Pratikraman-repent and confess • 5.Kayotsarg-non-attachments of the body • 6.Pratyakhan-religious vows to discipline one’s self www.studentorgs.utexas.edu/jain/jainism

  9. Holy Days • Most months contain at least one Jaina holiday, fast-day or festival. • On the night of Lord Mahavir’s nirvana, people celebrate the Festival of Lights. • The two main holidays for Jainism are Mahavir, the birthday of Lord Mahavir, and Paryushan, eight or ten days in a year marked by prayers, meditation, fasting, penance, introspection, confession, and forgiveness. www.studentorgs.utexas.edu/jain/jainism

  10. Rites/Rituals/Ceremonies • Jains choose to have ornate temples, like the ones Hindus have. • The goal of Jains is to end up being free from worldly possessions. • Jains are allowed to get • married and have families. www.jainworld.com

  11. Major Tenets of the Faith • Extreme self-denial and non-violence, avoid meat, cooked food, killing, and anything worldly • Wear face coverings to help prevent accidental death of bugs • Some Jains go without clothing because it’s what is natural • Most wear white garments www.altreligion.about.com

  12. Location of Most People who Practice this Religion • India is where most of the Jains live. • That is also where the religion started.

  13. Growing in Number? • No, this religion is not growing in number. • One reason is because there are so many other appealing religions that have come about since Jainism.

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