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    Jainism: A Version of Violence Objectives

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    1. Jainism was founded by Mahavira Vardhamana, who was born in 599 BCE and taught that the soul undergoes transmigration through rebirth and can be purified by avoiding harm to any living thing. 2. Core Jain beliefs include ahimsa (non-violence), believing that karma binds the soul through accumulated actions and can be reduced by ethical behavior. 3. Jain monks practice severe asceticism including wearing no clothes to avoid harming even microorganisms, showing Jainism values all life equally and aims to purify the soul through non-violence.

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    1. Jainism was founded by Mahavira Vardhamana, who was born in 599 BCE and taught that the soul undergoes transmigration through rebirth and can be purified by avoiding harm to any living thing. 2. Core Jain beliefs include ahimsa (non-violence), believing that karma binds the soul through accumulated actions and can be reduced by ethical behavior. 3. Jain monks practice severe asceticism including wearing no clothes to avoid harming even microorganisms, showing Jainism values all life equally and aims to purify the soul through non-violence.

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    1. Jainism was founded by Mahavira Vardhamana, who was born in 599 BCE and taught that the soul undergoes transmigration through rebirth and can be purified by avoiding harm to any living thing. 2. Core Jain beliefs include ahimsa (non-violence), believing that karma binds the soul through accumulated actions and can be reduced by ethical behavior. 3. Jain monks practice severe asceticism including wearing no clothes to avoid harming even microorganisms, showing Jainism values all life equally and aims to purify the soul through non-violence.

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    JAINISM: A VERSION OF VIOLENCE

    Objectives

    1. To discuss what Jainism is.


    2. To enumerate the beliefs of Jainism
    3. To give the value of life.

    Content
    Mahavira Vardhamana

     Born in 599 BCE.


     A kshatriya was the founder of Jainism.
     He was joyous and proficient in imparting his teaching and was called
    Mahavira (great hero) and Jina (conquerors)
     Region of the Conquerors

    Teaching and Beliefs

     Vardhamana believed in at man, the soul that moves from one body or
    vehicle to another in a process called samsara. But karma has a negative
    connotation. It is spiritual dirt that clings to formerly pure at man. Human
    beings should, therefore, avoid evil deeds in order to purify the soul

     For the followers of Jainism, the purpose of living is to purify the soul.
    Oftentimes, Jainist monk took up residence in monasteries to avoid
    committing any action that would result in erroneous action or pollute the
    soul.
     Lying, stealing and hurting other souls are consider wrong and prohibited.
    Hurting other people plants, animals and other elements of nature can taint
    the soul. Therefore, Jainists avoided violence, a practice referred to as
    ahimsa. Because they did not want to harm other people or animals, most of
    them engaged in trade and stayed away for farming and slaughter of animals
    JAINISM: A VERSION TO VIOLENCE

    Exercise 1
    Direction: Identify the word needed in each number. Write the answer in the space
    provided.

    ______________1. The founder of Jainism.


    ______________2. The soul that moves from one body or vehicle to another in a
    process called ____.
    ______________3. It has a negative connotation. It is spiritual dirt that clings to
    formerly pure at man.
    ______________4. They said purpose of living is to purify the soul.
    ______________5. Jainists avoided violence, a practice referred to as ____.
    ______________6. Vardhamana referred to as ____.
    ______________7. They took up residence in monasteries to avoid committing any
    action that would result in erroneous actions or pollute the soul.
    ______________8. Vardhamana born in what year.
    ______________9. How many months did Vardhamana removed his clothing and
    walked the streets wearing nothing until the last moments of his life.
    ______________10. What age Vardhamana desired to live as an ascetic but was
    forced to live as an aristocrat with his family.

    Exercise 2
    Direction: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. Write the
    answer in the space provided.

    ____1. Mahavira Vardhamana, a Kshatriya was the founder of Hinduism.


    ____2. Vardhamana born in 599 BCE.
    ____3. He desired to live as an ascetic but was force to live as an aristocrat with his
    family.
    ____4. After 10 months, he removed his clothing and walked the streets wearing
    nothing until the last moments of his life.
    ____5. He traveled, he joyous and proficient to spread what he had learned.
    ____6. Mahavira’s belief system came to be known as Jainism, or the religion of the
    conquerors.
    ____7. Vardhamana taught karma is composed of spiritual dirt that clings to the
    mind.
    ____8. In the beginning, the soul was pure but because of mans evil deeds, it
    became polluted.
    ____9.By sheer avoidance of evil deeds, as individuals can remove the dirt from his
    heart.
    ____10. Purifying the soul is hard to do and the surest way to attain this objective is
    to enter the monastery and avoid any sort of activity.

    Exercise 3
    Essay: Explain the following

    1. As a student do you think you can avoid Violence? Why?


    2. If you were a Jainists now in our time. Do you think you can perform their
    beliefs in our time? Why?
    JAINISM: A VERSION TO VIOLENCE

    Answers key

    Exercise 1

    1. Mahavira Vardhamana
    2. Samsara
    3. Karma
    4. Followers of Jainism
    5. Ahimsa
    6. Jina or Conqueror
    7. Jainist Monk
    8. 599 BCE
    9. 13 Months
    10. 30 years old

    Exercise 2

    1. F
    2. T
    3. F
    4. F
    5. F
    6. T
    7. F
    8. T
    9. F
    10. T

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