Jainism is one of the most beautiful and peaceful religion. In this presentation, we get he overview of the principles and the philosophy of this religion.

1. JAINISM
PHILOSOPHY

2. ORIGIN
 JAINISM ORIGINATED IN THE 7TH -5TH CENTURY BCE IN
THE GANGA BASIN OF EASTERSN INDIA.
 THE FIRST JAIN FIGURE FOR WHOM THERE IS A
REASONABLE HISTORIC EVIDENCE IS PARSHAVNATH
(23RD TIRTHANKAR) A RENUNCIANT TEACHER WHO MAY
HAVE LIVED IN 7TH CENTURY BCE AND FOUNDED A
COMMUNITY BASED ON THE ABONDMENT OF WORDLY
CONCERNS.
 THE 24TH TIRTHANKAR MAHAVIR(GREAT HERO) DATED
TO 599-527 BCE IS CONSIDERED AS A FOUNDER OF
MODERN JAINISM THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW AT PRESENT
TIMES.
 JAIN SCRIPTURES INFORM US THAT JAINISM IS A
RELIGION WITH NO BEGINNING AND HAS NO END. IT
STARTED RIGHT FROM THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER
AAND WILL END WHEN THERE WILL BE NO MATTER
LEFT IN THE UNIVERSE.

3. JAIN GODS.
 UNLIKE THE OTHER RELIGIONS, IN JAINISM, PEOPLE
BELIEVE THERE ARE NO GODS.
 JAINISM DON’T BELIEVE IN ANY ALMIGHTY OF A
SUPREME WHO CREATED THIS WORLD OR MADE
MATTER AND SOULS AND THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.
 ACCORDING TO JAINISM, MATTER IS A THING WHICH IS
NOT MADE BY ANYONE. IT ALREADY EXISTED IN THE
UNIVERSE.
 PEOPLE OF JAIN RELIGION PREY TO TIRTHANKARS .
 TIRTHANKARS ARE SAID TO BE THE TEACHERS WHO
LEAD THE WAY ACROSS THE STREAMS OF REBIRTH
AND SALVATION OF THE CURRENT AGE.(KALP).

5. TIRTHANKARS
 JAIN SCRIPTURES REFERS TO TIRTHANKAR AS THE
PERSON WHO HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE NATURE AND
LEFT THEIR BODY AND GAINED ALL THE KNOWLEDGR
FROM THE UNIVERSE AND THEN RETURNED BACK TO
THEIR BODY AND EDUCATED THE OTHER PEOPLE.
 THERE ARE 24 TIRTHANKARS IN TOTAL.
 JAIN PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE 24
TIRTHANKARS IN TOTAL AND THERE ARE 24 YET TO
COME IN THE FUTURE.
 AMONGST ALL THE 24 TIRTHANKARS VARDHAAMAN
WHO IS KNOWN BY THE EPHITHITE MAHAVIR (GREAT
HERO) IS CONSIDERED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF
ALL OF THEM AND CONSIDERED AS THE LAST
TEACHER OF RIGHT FAITH AND PRACTICE.

6. TIRTHANKARS
 THE 24 TIRTHANKARS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
1. RISHABHDEV
2. AJITNATH
3. SAMBHAVNATH
4. ABHINANDAN
SWAMI
5. KUNTINATH
6. PADNA PRABHU
7. SUBHASHNATH
8. CHANDRAPRAB
HU
9. SUVIDHINATH
10. SHITALNATH
11. SHAYANSNATH
12. VASUPACHU
SWAMI
13. VIMAKNATH
14. ANANTHNATH
15. DHARMANATH
16. SHANTNATH
17. KUNTINATH
18. ARRINATH
19. MALLINAATH
20. MUNI SUVRUT
SWAMI
21. NAMINATH
22. NEMINATH
23. PARSHUNATH
24. VARTHAMAN
MAHAVIR.

7. BELIEFS
 PEOPLE OF JAIN RELIGION BELIEVE IN NO GODS BUT
THEY BELIEVE IN SOULS.
 JAINISM BELIEVE THAT THE SOULS ARE THE THINGS
WHICH HAS NO END.THE DEATH OF SSOMEONE IS NOT
THE DEATH OF THE SOUL BUT THE SHIFTING OF SOUL
FROM ONE BODY TO ANOTHER THAT IS
REINCARNATION.
 JAIN PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT REINCARNATION IS AAN
ENDLESSS PROCEESS WHICH IS DEPENDED ON
KARMA.
 REINCARNATION DEPENDS ON THE KARMA OR THE
DOINGS WHICH ARE PERFORMED IN THE PREVIOUS
LIFE WILL PASS ON TO THE NEXT LIFE.

8. PILLARS OF JAINISM
PHILOSOPHY
• AHIMSA( NON VOILENCE)
• AAPARIGRAHA
• ANEKANTWAAD
PRACTICES
• DARSHAN
• GNYAN
• CHARITRA.

9. PHILOSOPHY
 AHIMSA
AHIMSA MEANSS NON VOILENCE. IT
MAJORLY FOCOSUS ON THE FACT OF NOT
HURTION ANYONE PHYSICALLY.
 APARIGRAHA
APAARIGRAHA BASICALLY MEANS NON
ATTACHMENT TO WORLDLY THINGS AND
ATTACHMENT TO THE RELIGION.
 ANEKANTWAAD
ANEKANTWAAD IS THE RIGHTIOUSNESS OF
EVERYONES OPENION.

10. PRACTICES
 DARSHAN
DARSHAN BASICALLY MEANS RIGHT FAITH
ON SOMETHING.
 GNYAN
GNYAN MEANS RIGHT KNOWLEDGE.
JAINISM HAS A MAJOR PLACE OF
KNOWLEDGE IN ITS RELIGION.
 CHARITRA
CHARITRA MEANS RIGHT CONDUCT.

11. THE 5 VOWS
 SATYA
 AHIMSA
 ASTHEYS
 APARIGRAHA
 BHAHMACHARYA

12. SYMBOL OF JAINISM.

13. THE NAVKAR MANTRA
 THE NAVKAR MANTRA IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT PRAYER IN
JAINISM.
 THE NAVKAR MANTRA HAS 9
LINES AS SUGGESTED IN THE
NAME ITSELF.
 IT BOWS DOWN TO THE FIVE
TYPES OF ENLIGHTENED
ONES.THEY ARE
(ARIHANT,SIDDHA,ACHARYA,

14. NAVKAR MANTRA
NAMO ARIHANTANAM
NAMO SIDDHANAM
NAMO AYARIYANAM
NAMO UVAJYANAM
NAMO LOYE SAVVA SADHUNAM
ASO PANCHANA MOKARO
MANGALLANANCHA SAVVESIM
PADHMAM HAVEI MANGALAM

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REFERENCES
•www.britannica.com
•www.jainpedia.org
•YOUTUBE.