Jain-Hindu Marriage

Samir Singh Bhandari (Jain) says: March 2, 2014 at 2:09 am

Buddhism and Hinduism are original branches of Jainism.

Jai Jinendra!
Jainism existed much before Hinduism and Buddhism. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal religion and that is factually now backed by old and most advanced/recent researches by specialized Indian and western historians that show Jainism might have even existed 5 lakh years back. It easily proves that both Buddhism and Jainism were actually branches of Jainism, where Buddhism is quite similar to Jainism in many respects. Moreover, Hinduism might have been a mixture of local and some Jain beliefs.

Even a common man who understands and read religions to get educated knows that Jainism is a religion where Jains do not believe in this kind of binary or black and white classification (see syadavada). Human beings are human beings, pure and simple and religion is a way for them organize their thoughts and actions, nothing more. Jainism means Kshraminic way of life and that was extremely tough to follow and thus some Jains came out with a concept which was very parallel to Jainism; which is called as Buddism and later after some more period, some more Jains even discovered easy way to avoid hard and tough Kshraminic way of Jainism and thus this easy concept let them even eat stuff like dry fruits etc in fast etc and it is also called Brahminism way or Brahminic culture and in modern day world also known as Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma.

Jainism is the oldest and eternal religion of world with no start date and which will never end; thus please stop fighting with each other about origins and branches of respective school of thoughts which you are naming as religions. Let us all live in peace with harmony and non violence; which is the essence of Jainism and humanity and do not try to malign each other with any hidden agenda.

Buddism and Hinduism came out of Jainism but they all give good messages and we should read and absorb those messages and likewise Sikhism also give good messages of love, compassion and brotherhood. I also salute Christianity as most of the westerners follow Christianity and most of the westerners are progressive and with open mind, so it tells everything about Christianity.

It will take a long time to discuss the essence of Jainism. But the main differences between Jainism and Hinduism are:
1) Jain don’t consider some one has created or can destroy Universe.
2) There is no concept of Brahma, vishnu, shiva (the three main gods) in Jainism.
3) Jains consider 24 “Tirthankars” as their supreme gods. They have taken birth as human being and then attain “Moksha” by virtue of their leaving wordly possession and “tap” , and not by worshiping any dietary.
4) The scared books of Hindus (like Gita, Puran etc) are totally different from that of Jain sacred books (Jinvani etc).
5) The main teachings of Jainism are vastly different from other religion.
6) The “Dev” in Hindus or angels in Muslims and Christianity, who lives in heaven, are immortals. While in Jainism they are mortal and die like any living being.
7) The philosophy of worship i.e. is also different. Worshiping in Hinduism believes in surrender to some higher entity, while Worshiping in Jainism is merely instrumental in self-realization. Emphasis is more on securing samyaktva i.e. rationality rather than ritualistic worship.
There are hundred of more differences between Jains and other religions. And that’s why, even Osho has said that Jainism is Unique and different than any other religion.

AND YES BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU HAVE TO MARRY ANY JAIN, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT JAINISM…..LEAVE THE FAKE ROOTS OF SO CALLED HINDUISM AND GO BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL ROOTS OF JAINISM AND THEN YOU CAN MARRY A JAIN GIRL OR A JAIN BOY.

Warm Regards to All,
Jainam Jayati Shasanam!


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