Comparing Jainism's 24 Tirthankaras And The Bible Prophets

The world has 7.6 billion number of individuals living across the giant oceans, in wide fields, on large ice, and everywhere all around the Earth. Each people live and grow in different conditions. They grow with different cultures, traditions, beliefs, and environment. Therefore, many religions also exist within our Earth. Religion is any cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, text, ethics that relate humanity to the supernatural or transcendental. Because the world is large and wide, the origins, teachers, diets, and lifestyles of every religions are different. Each religion has its own disciples, monks, or teachers who have carried and spread their belief throughout the centuries until today. Jainism’s 24 Tirthankaras and the Bible Prophets also share some similarities and differences towards the followers of the religion. First of all, the 24 Tirthankaras found in Jainism are very special. They are represented as a savior and spiritual teacher of the dharma. The Tirthankaras are strongly believed to have achieved perfect knowledge through continuation of practicing asceticism to conquer anger, pride, deceit, and desire. The word Tirthankara itself signifies the founder …show more content…
First, Christians believe that God exist and that he himself is the universe, beginning, and end. Christians don’t believe in eternal cycles of life. Also, during the old times, every prophets weren’t respected to every people. They were hated and tortured too. Unlike the Tirthankaras, the prophets weren’t popular, because they spoke what was right, not what was popular. Also, prophets were not teachers who have perfectly achieved enlightenment through Jainism’s practice, but were saved from God by following this words. Also, their teachings have a great difference. While prophets taught God’s words, God’s warnings, and God’s second coming, Tirthankaras taught how to attain