Jainism Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Indian religion
About Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion with a heavy focus on non-violence. Jainism shares many core beliefs with Hinduism, such as belief in karma, reincarnation, and nirvana. In fact, Jains historically identified as Hindus, although this is rare nowadays. However, there are also many differences between Jainism and orthodox Hinduism. Unlike many religions, Jainism rejects the idea that there's a god that created the universe. Instead, they believe that the universe has always existed, always will exist, and that the world is stuck in a never-ending cycle of time. Each half-cycle is said to have 6 eras, with the 1st era being the greatest and the 6th era being the worst. Jainism says that the 3rd and 4th eras will have a collective total of 24 special people called the Tirthankara, who introduce J
Jainism Travel Guide Sections
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