Jiva Essays

  • Comparing Christianity And Reincarnation In Hinduism

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    bodies until it is perfect enough to reunite with the powerful source. A person’s soul will pass through many bodies and experience many births and deaths. Once the cycle of samsara begins, each soul is drawn into a false personality called a “jiva.” A jiva is an embodied self, elemental self, and a “living being.” It is o known as an embodied self or elemental self. It has an inner subtle body and an outer gross body. The soul becomes encased in the inner subtle body. The subtle body is made up

  • Karma And Transmigration In Ancient India

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    Early Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Understanding of Karma and Transmigration Swami Saradananda – 644508 Religions of Ancient India – 15PSRH054-A16/17 Dr. Ulrich Pagel, Dr Ted Proferes Essay assignment 1 2000 words All religions of Indian origin accept karma and transmigration as fundamental principles; as Gethin states “the general Indian world-view is that all sentient beings are subject to rebirth” (Gethin, 1998, p. 17). What are the roots of these beliefs? How did early Hindus, Buddhists and Jains

  • Jainism And Christianity: Comparing Jainism Vs. Christianity

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    This essay will be comparing Jainism and Christianity. Jainism is a religion located almost solely in western and central India, founded by Vardhamana Mahavira in 580 BCE. Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ in 30 AD and has spread all throughout the world, especially in Europe, the United States, and South America. There are currently more than two billion Christians in the world, while Jains number close to four million. There are approximately 200 million Christians in the US

  • Jainism And Jainism

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    Since the age of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and early 19th century, the world has been forever changed. Human populations began expanding and we now sought for comforts that were not available before the Industrial Revolution. And although this was an age for booming inventions and the growth of the human populations around the world, our natural world was severely affected by our actions then and now. With human race’s need to continue to take up land for farming and for urban expansion

  • Brahman Is The Universal Soul In Hinduism

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    the person must understand what desires one has and how they interrelate to their interests and goals. From Hinduism point of view, the soul is a part of jiva. The limited being, who is subject to the impurities of attachment, delusion, and laws of karma. Therefore, death for them is not a calamity but a natural process in the existence of a jiva or a being as a separate entity, a resting period for it to recuperates, reassembles its resources, adjust its course and returns to the earth to continue

  • Afterlife And Life After Death

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    releases the individuals from the cycle of death and rebirth and represents the final stage of Buddhism. Just like Buddhism, Hinduism also believes in reincarnation of souls. A soul is part of a jiva, a living being, who goes through the concept of Karma. Death is therefore a natural process in the existence of a jiva, as a resting period during which it reenergizes and adjusts its course to return to the next phase of life. Buddhist and Hindu religions share similar stages of the transitionary

  • Essay On Jainism

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    The traditional Jains, like Buddhists and Hindus, believe in the efficacy of mantras and that certain sounds and words are inherently auspicious, powerful and spiritual. The most famous of the mantras, broadly accepted in various sects of Jainism, is the "five homages" mantra which is believed to be eternal and existent since the first ford-makers time. The medieval era Jain worship practices, according to Ellen Gough, also developed tantric diagrams of the Rishi-mandala where the Tirthankaras are

  • Afterlife Beliefs

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    1. The Hinduism religion does in the afterlife and believes when a person dies there is a rebirth and reincarnation of the soul. Hinduism and Jainism both believe that the soul becomes a part of a jiva. the limited being, who is subject to impurities of attachment, delusion and laws of karma. Jiva because a separate entity and taking on a resting period during this time recuperating is taking place so that the should can return to the earth to continue its journey. Hinduism have a belief that

  • Jainism: Sinning Against The Earth

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    against living things. Jains see violent or harmful acts against —water, animals, nature, careless use of fire, even the wind—are wrong as they are all living things; they must be taken care of (147). Jains see all these living things to have souls or Jiva, and therefore just as we have souls, they are no different than us. An act of wrong against them is the same as one towards us or others. Consequently, this belief system leads to many particulars, which are quite interesting and seemingly different

  • Animals And Animals In Hinduism

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    and goddesses. Do animals have souls? Yes say the Hindu scriptures. Every living being, from the animals down to the insects and tiny organisms, possesses souls. Like humans, they are also being subject to the laws of Nature and the cycle of births and deaths. We may consider them ignorant, but they have their own language and intelligence. They also perform an important duty in creation and occupy an important place in the manifestation and evolution of life. Their duty is to nourish the humans

  • Jainism And Buddhism: A Comparative Analysis

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    The aim of a Jain life is to attain Moksha i.e liberation of jiva-soul from the constant cycle of reincarnation by purging it of from karmic bondage. In order for one to do that, he must strictly follow the five basic principles of Jain living such as speaking truth, restraint from violence to any form of life, non

  • Umasvata Sutra Summary

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    (Brodd, et al). Jainism teachings are based upon the belief of ahimsa (nonviolence) and asceticism. Mahavira demonstrated this teaching and all members of Jainism continue to follow them as examples for others. In Jainism, humans consist of a soul (jiva) joint with bodily matter (ajiva). The bodily matter is believed to be what weighs the soul down and averts it from attaining spiritual perfection. This is clarified through the Jains’ doctrine of karma. (Brodd, et

  • Hinduism Worldview Essay

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    Introduction In providing health care, one will encounter many individuals of various backgrounds, beliefs, values, and faiths. In order to remain culturally competent and to provide excellent holistic care to a patient, one must have the desire to have a basic understanding of another’s belief system and to coordinate care in a manner that respects this with the ultimate goal of a positive patient outcome. For the purpose of this discussion, two faiths, Christianity and Hinduism, have been evaluated