A Comparative Study of Jainism and Buddhism

Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: Sital PrasadPublisher: Sri Satguru PublicationsYear: 2003Language: EnglishPages: 327ISBN/UPC (if available): ? 8170300827 DescriptionJainism is older than Buddhism. Vardhaman Mahavira, the last Tirthankara of the Jainas was the contemporary of Gautam Buddha. The sects organised by the two leaders flourished for centuries together, before and after the Christian era. Although there were differences in the conduct of their monks in as much as the Jaina saints remained naked and the Buddhist monks wore cloths, there were closer resemblances between the two. This book on Jaino-Buddhist religion places stress on the common factors on the religious life of the Jaina and Buddhists. On comparing the literature of both, the writer has come to the conclusion that coming in close association each sect has either borrowed from the other or both have derived material from common source. The work is an analytical account