Buddhism and Jainism are belief systems that originated in India in the 6th Century. Both Buddhism and Jainism are polytheistic religions. The main goal of Buddhism is enlightenment, a belief which is centered on the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha, while, Jainism is centered around the continued teachings of 24 prior teachers through Vardhaman Mahavira, and focus on the liberation of the soul.
Buddhavamsa, is a Buddhist scripture, which is a part of the Pali Canon of Theravada (book of scriptures of the Theravadan Buddhist traditions) Buddhavamsa claims there were 24 preceding Buddha’s before the 6th century Buddha. Interesting similarity between Buddha and Mahavira was in the names, Mahavira was born to a Kshatriya chief named Siddhartha and Buddha was a Kshatriya chief, whose birth name was Siddhartha. Both, Buddha and Mahavira, married brides named Yasodara. Both, Buddha and Mahavira, achieved enlightenment under a tree.
The founder of Buddhism was, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a Shakyas king. Gautama led a sheltered and …show more content…
It is estimated that there are 200-500 million Buddhists, (6% of the world 's population) which places Buddhism as the fourth largest religion, in the world. In the United States it is considered one of the largest religions, behind Christianity and Judaism. While Jainism, as per census there are about 4,200,000 Jain 's in the 1.028 billion population of India. As of 2010 the United States contained the most Jain temples of any country in the Jain diaspora. At least one third of the Jain 's living outside of India live in the United States, numbering close to 100,000. Yes there is a noticeable difference in the number of adherents for the two religions. Buddhism, appears to have flourished much more than Jainism. Even though many of their beliefs seem to be similar, perhaps it is their worship practices that have discouraged newcomers from wanting to
Buddhavamsa, is a Buddhist scripture, which is a part of the Pali Canon of Theravada (book of scriptures of the Theravadan Buddhist traditions) Buddhavamsa claims there were 24 preceding Buddha’s before the 6th century Buddha. Interesting similarity between Buddha and Mahavira was in the names, Mahavira was born to a Kshatriya chief named Siddhartha and Buddha was a Kshatriya chief, whose birth name was Siddhartha. Both, Buddha and Mahavira, married brides named Yasodara. Both, Buddha and Mahavira, achieved enlightenment under a tree.
The founder of Buddhism was, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a Shakyas king. Gautama led a sheltered and …show more content…
It is estimated that there are 200-500 million Buddhists, (6% of the world 's population) which places Buddhism as the fourth largest religion, in the world. In the United States it is considered one of the largest religions, behind Christianity and Judaism. While Jainism, as per census there are about 4,200,000 Jain 's in the 1.028 billion population of India. As of 2010 the United States contained the most Jain temples of any country in the Jain diaspora. At least one third of the Jain 's living outside of India live in the United States, numbering close to 100,000. Yes there is a noticeable difference in the number of adherents for the two religions. Buddhism, appears to have flourished much more than Jainism. Even though many of their beliefs seem to be similar, perhaps it is their worship practices that have discouraged newcomers from wanting to