Comparison Of Spiritual Evolution Of Hinduism And Jainism: Samsara, Moksha, And Kalchakra

Abstract

One of the most ancient and ethical religions of the world is Jainism. It is also a religion that is born in India and considering India (Jambudvipa) as its holy land. On the other hand, though the Brahmanical religion-Hinduism born in India, but still it was developed by Aryans, whose origin were rooted from central Asia. Yet, Hinduism covers most of the majority population even from the nooks and corners of India by amalgamating local deities and demigods in to itself. Though Jainism is way older than Hinduism, in certain circumstances, the both religions were considered contemporaries, most vivid to say, rivals to one another. Even today, most people wrongly presume that the unique concept in Hinduism such as Karma, Samsara, Athma, and Moksha were the own philosophies of Hinduism. But the reality is, all these philosophical as well as meta-physical characteristics   were taken from Jainism. Once Jains were the most sub- continent, later their ideologies, concepts 2nd philosophies were borrowed by other religious groups.