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Jainism is basically a religious faith of the Thirthankaras. Jainism has come from the word Jin, which means the conquest of one’s own self in bondage

— Hermann Jacobi

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Jainism is not an offshoot of Vedic Brahmanism. It belonged to the masses who were basically agriculturist and valued bulls and cows.

Without weighty grounds, we must not push aside unanimous Indian tradition; else one practises scepticism, not criticism.

Jainism had a major influence in developing a system of doctrine and ethics that has a major impact on all aspects of Indian culture in all ages; from Upanishads to Mahatma Gandhi.

Jainism has a distinct concept of underlying Thirthankara worship. The physical form is not worshipped, but their Gunas; virtues, qualities are praised. Thirthankaras remain role-models, and sects such as the Sthanakavasi stringently reject statue worship.

The interest of Jainism to the students of religion consists in the fact that it goes back to a very early period and to Primitive currents of religious and metaphysical speculations, which gave rise to the oldest philosophies Sankhya, Yoga and to Buddhism.

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