Comparing Buddhism, Jainism, And Hinduism

Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism were all major religions in the Indian empires. People just sought a way of living, a guide through life that suited them best. New religions and philosophies appealed to the interest of the new social classes. All of these were very influential in day to day life and shaped the way of thinking and ruling of the empires of their times.
Jainism was among the most influential of the new religions. This religion only became popular, when Vardhamana Mahavira turned to Jainism in the 6th century B.C.E seeking salvation escaping from the cycle of incarnation. Jain beliefs were that everything in the universe, humans, animals, plants, the air, bodies of water, and even inanimate physical objects possessed a soul. They
For this reason Jainism became very popular around lower castes for the people really didn’t like their traditional social order. Another very influential religion was Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama the founder of Buddhism lived a comfortable life until one day he became dissatisfied with it, and he learned that all humans grow old and weak. He learned disease and death were inevitable features of the human condition and inspired by a monk he determined to live a holy life withdrawn from the active life. In hope that it would help him to understand the phenomenon of suffering. In the search for understanding the problem of suffering Buddha sat beneath a large pipal tree for 49 days until he received enlightenment. He understood both the problem of suffering and the means by which humans could eliminate it from the world. At this point he became Buddha, the enlightened one. The four noble truths teach that life involves suffering. That desire is the cause of suffering and that elimination of desire brings an end to suffering. Living a disciplined life conducted in accordance with the Noble Eightfold path brings the elimination of desire. Taken together the teachings of the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path