REL 1000 Chapter : 17-Feb
Document Summary
Non-violence is the highest form of religious conduct . Basics of jainism: dualistic religion, contains a founder, rejected the caste system, atheistic religion, main teacher vardamana mahavira. Individual soul (jiva) remains after liberation from matter(ajiva: teacher called victors . In india for about 2,500 years: small minority, but influential. Mahavira: most recent enlightened teacher, born in india about 599 bce into the ruling caste, at 30 he renounced the world and began on a journey, enlightened after 12 years, died and was liberated at 72. Differention: digambra- sky clad (wore nothing, svetambara- white clad (wore white robes, northerners began wearing clothes and accepted new scriptures, different views about women. Sallekhana: fast until death, not considered suicide, the ultimate expression of nonviolence. Important idealized ritual, but not part of the five principles. Jain view of the universe: physical existence. Many- sidedness (something about us will stay the same) Assertion with qualification : ex: if you add to me before a sentence.
