Religion 133
Professor James Finch
Week 2- Jainism vs. Sikhism
University of Phoenix Material
Jainism vs. Sikhism
Part I
Read the assigned chapters for the week and complete the following table. Be as specific as possible when identifying practices, beliefs, rituals, and historical elements. Cite sources in APA formatting.
Core Beliefs
Jainism
Sikhism
1. Karma
1. Karma
2. Truth
2.Believes there is a creator
3.Celibacy
3. Earning an honest living
4. Rebirth
4.Rebirth
5. Sees the Universe as natural focus in motion
5. To do good onto others.
Part 2
Respond to the following questions in 150 to 200 words:
1. What do you think is the most important similarity and which is the most important difference? Use specifics to support your answer. …show more content…
I would have to say that the most important similarity the two have is that they both believe in reincarnation, life after death. Some of the differences the two religions have are they have a significantly different age group, diet, means of survival and they also have completely different concepts in who their God is. Jainism is the oldest known religion in India, whereas, sikhim is the youngest group. Although they both believe in reincarnation, Jains do not believe in a god or in several different gods, they believe the earth is a never ending cycle and it all depends on the measures they take for survival. Whereas the Sikhism group believes in a god also known as Allah, they believe forming a relationship with Allah, their god, will save