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Jainism And Buddhism: Video Analysis

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What I found from the video is that Jainism is extremely similar to Buddhism yet has some slight differences, they thoroughly believe in peace and are extremely passive in everything they perform. Both Jainism and Buddhism do not believe in a singular creator god they believe in teachers and monks that pass down knowledge and wisdom. Their beliefs stem from wanting to be peaceful and respectful. Both Religions disband any material possessions and do not believe in such. This is apparent in video 3 5:30

Another thing I found interesting was the tradition of Ahimsa, which is when the followers of the religion are completely free from violence, At 1:52 the narrator begins to talk about ahimsa, this is the foundation of Jainism and means ‘gentleness’
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