Practicing Jainism can be extremely challenging for the individual follower. The Jain follower takes full karmic responsibility for all of his actions, and yet his good intentions do not by themselves grant him any extra good karma. He can neither receive good karma from others nor transfer his bad karma to anyone else. If he …
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Jainism, Buddhism and Hindu Although India is usually generalized into one large country, the actual demographics of the country are incredibly diverse. The country itself is home to 22 official languages and many flourishing religious communities such as Hinduism, Jainism, Islam and many more. However, many of the religions practiced in India relate to one …
I came into this course with a curiosity of other religions. I knew the basic concepts of the major religions, and because of my childhood, have a fairly in-depth knowledge of Christianity. This semester, I also took a World History course, so it has been interesting seeing how these two courses intersected one another. One …
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Right action is simply doing what is right. What is considered right action can vary depending on one’s cultural background, and religious affiliation, by one’s class/ caste or even the stage of their life. Although this concept may seem simple, it is actually quite complex, and radically different between the three religions Hinduism, Buddhism, and …
