“Jainism can never become a popular religion because of its asceticism,” says Hampa Nagarajaiah, an eminent Kannada scholar on Jainism. Popularly known by his pen name Hampana, Mr. Nagarajaiah is one of the foremost exponents of Jainism.
Why was Jainism less popular than Buddhism?
Jains extol nonviolence as the highest virtue. … Jains restrict themselves to a strict vegetarian diet, eschewing even roots and tubers. Though Buddhism encourages vegetarianism, it does not places a strict restriction on its followers.
Jainism did not receive much royal patronage
.
Why did Jainism did not spread?
Flexible practices of Buddhism:
Jains considered it a
taboo to travel by water
since it harmed organisms more compared to barefoot land travel. As Buddhists did not hold such a view and so were able to spread the religion to Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, China etc.
How was Jainism declined?
Some of the major causes responsible for the decline of Jainism in India are as follows: 1.
Lack of royal patronage
2. Lack of efforts 3. … Factionalism in Jainism 6.
Why Jains do not believe in God?
Jains do not believe that any form of
god is necessary to keep the universe in existence
, or that any form of god has any power over the universe.
Who destroyed Jainism?
Muslims
also destroyed many Jain holy sites during their rule in western India. They exerted serious pressure on the Jain community during 13th and 14th century.
Can Jain marry Brahmin?
In some places there are
Brahmins atttached to the Jain community who conduct marriages
. In any case, it should be conducted by a respected person familiar with the rites and protocols. Haribhadra Suri has some recommendations about selecting the proper match in his Dharma-Bindu.
Does Jain are Hindu?
Jainism is considered to be a legally distinct religion in India. A section of scholars earlier considered it as a
Hindu sect
or a Buddhist heresy, but it is one of the three ancient Indian religions.
Why do Jains follow periods?
In Jainism,
the bleeding that occurs in menstruation is thought to kill micro-organisms in the body
, making the female body exhausted, causing cramps, and producing stress. Hence, women are expected to rest and not perform any religious duties for a duration of four days.
Does Jainism still exist?
Today there are
some six million Jains worldwide
, and they represent less than 2% of India’s population. The Jain community in India is centred in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Many migrated to East Africa and from there to Britain, where the community is around 30,000.
Who is the richest Jain in India?
1.
GAUTAM ADANI
(Adani Group.) Richest Jain and the second richest Indian, Gautam adani, owner of Adani Group, a multinational Indian conglomerate company, headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India’s largest port developer and operator.
Is Jainism growing or shrinking?
But overall indications are that the Jain community has settled into a low growth period, which has set in from 1981-91. The
growth rate of Jains has declined
even though their gender ratio is somewhat higher than the Hindus and of the total population.
Who is God of Jains?
Lord Mahavir was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain religion. According to Jain philosophy, all Tirthankaras were born as human beings but they have attained a state of perfection or enlightenment through meditation and self realization. They are the Gods of Jains.
Is Mahavir Jain a God?
According to Jains, Mahavira was born in 599 BCE. His birthday falls on the thirteenth day of the rising moon in the month of Chaitra in the Vira Nirvana Samvat calendar era. … They included a denizen of hell, a lion, and
a god (deva)
in a heavenly realm just before his last birth as the 24th tirthankara.
Why do Jains not drink alcohol?
The most important reason against alcohol consumption is the effect of
alcohol on the mind and soul
. In Jainism, any action or reaction that alter or impacts our mind is violence/himsa towards our own self, which is a five-sense human being. Violence to other five sense beings or to our self is same violence.
Is Jainism an atheist religion?
Jainism is sometimes regarded as a transtheistic religion, though
it can be atheistic or polytheistic
based on the way one defines “God”.
