Jainism is an Indian religion that originated in the 6th century BC as a response to highly ritualized Brahmanism. Jains believe that Mahavir was not the founder but gathered the teachings of previous Tirthankars. Mahavir Jayanti is the main Jain festival celebrating Mahavirswami, the 24th Tirthankar, who was born in 599 BC and showed humanity the path to true happiness. Jainism teaches non-violence, truthfulness, purity of soul, non-possession, and not taking what is not given.

1. Philosophical and religious system which
originated in India around the sixth century
BC in response to the highly ritualized
Brahmanism. Janis do not believe that
Mahavir was the founder of a new religion.
According to them, he gathered Tirthankar
previous study.

2. Mahavir
Mahavir Jayanti is the main Jain festival.
Mahavirswami is the twenty-fourth Tirthankar. He
was born in 599 BC at Kshatriyakund near
modern Patna in Bihar. When Queen Trishla was
expecting the baby she had 14 beautiful dreams .
When the wise men were asked about the dreams
they said she was going to have an extraordinary
child, one who will show the path to true
happiness to humanity.

3. What does Jainism
teach?
Jainism teaches about friendship with all
living beings, and its aim is the welfare
of the whole universe - and not just
humans. Philosophy of Jainism firmly
insists that animals and plants have
souls, something like
minerals, fire, water, air also have
souls... All objects contain life, and
therefore should not be exploited and
used by mankind, but treated like our
kind friends.

4. •Non-violence,
•tellingthe truth,
•purity of soul,
•To not have,
•do not take what is not given.

5. Former symbol of Jainism

6. What do Janis believe in?
 not one-side of man,
 the universe,
 the soul,
 not the soul, but the curse,
 eternal liberation through
enlightenment.

7. Jain scriptures
Jain canon contains about sixty texts that
are divided into three groups: pūrvas
(twelve books), Angas (twelve books)
and Angabahyja (secondary canon).

8. Sacred places
 Abu-faction of the holy mountain,
 Palitana-the holy city,
 Gimar-holy mountain,
 Samed-holy mountain,
 Koszin-Jain temple.

9. Author: Julia Hilgartner