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Ch. 6 Ancient India
Lesson 2: Jainism
pp. 155-156
Jainism
• Jainism is another religion the started in
ancient India c. 500 BC
• Today, there are 6 million followers
• Most live in India
Mahavira
• Jainism was developed by a religious
leader named Mahavira
• Same time period as Siddartha Guatama
• Like Siddartha, he was from a wealthy
royal family and gave up his wealth and
property.
• He owned nothing and begged for his
food.
Mahavira
• Became known as Jina “the conqueror”
• Followers became known as Jains
What did he teach?
• Many teachings were like Buddha’s
– Both taught people to stop wanting worldly
things.
– Both taught could escape the cycle of rebirth
and reach nirvana
• Practiced strict poverty
What did he teach?
AHIMSA
• Ahimsa is the key (most important) value
• Ahimsa = nonviolence toward all living things
• All life is sacred; try to avoid harming any living
creature
– For example:
• they used brooms to sweep away insects so that they would
not step on them.
• They did not farm because they were afraid of plowing under
worms and other living things in the soil
• Guess: What would they do to a pesky mosquito?
Today
Mohandas Gandhi
• Indian Leader in the 1900’s.
• Wanted to free India from Great Britain.
• Held a nonviolent struggle against Brittish rule
• Thousands would come to hear Gandhi speak or to
simply sit with him while he prayed.
• Many refused to pay taxes or buy British goods as a
show of protest.
• Many were jailed, but India eventually gained
independence of Great Britain.
• Gandhi was jailed many times.
• His methods of nonviolence influenced Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
3 Religions of Ancient India
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
_(who)_______
organized religion
Belief in spirit,
___________
Belief in
_____________, idea
that the soul is reborn
into many different
lives
_________ affects
your next life
Obey the rules of the
__________ system
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Siddhartha __________ was
the founder
Known as the _______,
which means Enlightened
One
Stop desiring things and you
can reach _________,
perfect peace
Four _________ Truths
Eightfold ___________
Disagreed with _________
system
Like Hinduism, believed in
____________________
After Buddha’s death, split
into 2 groups, Theravada and
_______________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Main teacher was
______________
Like Buddhism goal
was __________
Stop ___________
things
Never harm any living
__________, ahimsa
Mohandas __________
followed ahimsa
Research Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Explain the difference between The Vedas and The
Upanishads.
Describe the 3 Hindu deities:
Know the differences between the 3 ancient Indian
religions.
How were Buddhism and Jainism alike?
Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
Go back through ALL 5 pages of your notes and
work on all research questions with your shoulder
partner. Compare and check answers.