Jainism

teachings
4 eternal soul
believed soul is immortal
body dies
believed in Moksha [salvation]
they believed it can be achieved through
life of non violence and self denial
and practices 3 ratna’s
Right faith right knowledge, and right conduct
5 belief in penance
believed in penance
laid so much stress on severe penance
so they had very less followers
spread of Jainism
they got Royal patronage
especially from the Rashtrakutas
spread to Khosla, Mithila ,Champa
The Monk lived austere life
in south spread to Karnataka
then Odisha ,Rajasthan ,Gujarat
causes for the spread of Jainism
1 local dialect
adopted the language of common people
Prakriti instead of Sanskrit followed
same practice by all monks
people found it easier
2 Royal patronage
Chandragupta Maurya himself became a Jain
rashtrakutas and chalukyas patronized
3 Saint
Lived austere life
this Saint in Ujjain and other places became examples
4 appeal to people
people found the new religion
attractive
posterior
simple and spiritual
no animal sacrifice
no class distinction
division into two set
during the time of bhadrabahu division started
in the first Jain Council the difference came into surface
jains divided into two groups
Svetambaras
Digambaras
svetambaras
known as White clads
they remained in Magadha
wore white clothes
covered their faceswith small cloth
to avoid killing of insects
fasted but did not believe in extreme penance
Digambaras
followed bhadrabahu
known as Sky clad
did not believe in covering their body
they believed in complete
detachment from the earthly pleasures
followed austire life
kept long fast
known as orthodox followers
impact of Jainism
1 political impact
some of the kings who accepted Jainism left violence
this led to destruction of military
so many Contemporary Kings did not accept Jainism
2social and religious impact
it protested against
caste system and rituals
encouraged social service
3 language literature
they made great contribution in literary field
text Were written in Prakrti and other local language
angas became great source of knowledge
the literature highlights value of ahimsa
also, history of the period
4 art architecture
constructed temples and monasteries
the relics are found in different places
they built temples
the structure of Baahubali at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka good example of Jain
art and architecture
Dilwara Temple at Abu Jain Tower at you are famous for join architecture
decline of Jainism
the following factors were responsible Jainism
priest rigid austere life
theory of ahimsa extended even to wearing of clothes
religion did not spread to foreign countries
did not get Royal patronage from many rulers
although it advocated equality it encouraged power and position
during Gupta period Hinduism became popular
so Jainism lost its importance