How many spiritual leaders (Jain saints or gurus from the past) do Jains acknowledge?
In Hinduism there are four main castes. What are they?
In Hinduism there are four main castes. What are they?
Jains make up about 10% of India; there are approximately 90…
Jains make up about 10% of India; there are approximately 90 million Jains in India compared with 900 million – one billion Hindus (approx.)
The religious texts the Aryans left behind, said John Green…
The religious texts the Aryans left behind, said John Green in one of his Crash Courses for this lesson, was the Bhagavad Gita.
Hinduism is a polytheistic religion and it holds no concept…
Hinduism is a polytheistic religion and it holds no concept of one god or one reality.
The white clothed Jains argue that Mahavira married and had…
The white clothed Jains argue that Mahavira married and had a child and the sky clothed Jains do not.
There is a difference between smriti literature and sruti li…
There is a difference between smriti literature and sruti literature. Smriti refers to literature that is heard (meaning it came from the divine) and sruti refers to literature that is memorized (meaning it was passed down each generation and created by humans).
There were three very important Hindu teachers from medieval…
There were three very important Hindu teachers from medieval times (who really represent three versions of Hinduism today). Match their name with their ideas.
Who do scholars generally acknowledge as the founder of the…
Who do scholars generally acknowledge as the founder of the Jain tradition?
In the Mahavira bio film, we learn that:
In the Mahavira bio film, we learn that: