Jainism summary

Jainism originated in india thousands of years past and is believed to be

responsible for heavily influenced the 2 alternative main belief systems of the
region at that time: Hinduism and Buddhism. the faith centres on the
progress of ones soul towards a divine consciousness through selfimprovement, knowledge and self-control and pacifism towards all living
creatures. There are 2 main sects of Jains today; the Digambara and also the
Svetambara. There are thought to be ten million Jains worldwide, the bulk of
them in India and amongst Indian expatriate communities in North America,
Asia and Eastern africa.
Jainism grew in India several thousands of years past. like Hinduism, some
Jains believe that the origins are countless years past, though clearly it's not
possible to verify the precise origins. The more realistic assessment is that
the faith dates back to the second or third millennium BCE, and there are
archeologic remnants found among the Indus valley civilisations (sites like
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in modern Pakistan) from around 1500 BCE that
seem to say Jainist Tirthankaras.
Jains believe that there had been twenty four great lecturers teachers
Tirthan-karas (those who have discovered then shown the path to eternal
salvation) who instructed individuals the way to exist in harmony with the
universe and ultimately to attain spiritual liberation through their own
example. the first of those Tirthankaras was Rushabha. The twenty third was
Parsva who lived from 872-772 BCE in keeping with some sources.
Virdhamana, the son of King Siddhartha, was the last of those teachers born
in northern India in 599 BCE. At the age of thirty, he went into seclusion as an
ascetic and following twelve years of intense prayer and contemplation,
claimed to have achieved enlightenment. it had been at that time that he
was given the title Mahavira (great hero). He spent the remainder of his life
teaching others the way to fulfil the aim of their existence and to realize
complete liberation from the shackles of modern life. he's widely known for
with establishing this Jain belief system. Mahavira died in 527 BCE at the
age of seventy two years forgoing 14,000 monks and 36,000 nuns.
The 24 Tirthankaras in order are:

Lord Rishabha, Lord Ajitnath, Lord Sambhavanath, Lord Abhinandan Swami,

Lord Sumatinath, Lord Padmaprabhu, Lord Suparshvanath, Lord
Chandraprabhu, Lord Pushpadanta, Lord Sheetalnath, Lord Shreyansanath,
Lord Vasupujya Swami, Lord Vimalnath, Lord Anantnath, Lord Dharmanath,
Lord Shantinath, Lord Kunthananth, Lord Aranath, Lord Mallinath, Lord
Munisuvrata Swami, Lord Nami Nath, Lord Neminath, Lord Parshavnath and
Lord Mahavira.