COMPARISON

Comparison

The origin

Hinduism

The origin of Hinduism is dated back to the evolution of Aryan culture. There are two different theories explaining the origin of Hinduism, the first theory emphasizes that the origin of the Hinduism pertains to the migration of the Aryans from the northern part of India, and therefore, there prevalent cultural practices. The second theory emphasizes that the origin of Hinduism pertains to the cultural practices of Aryans dwelling in India; however, Hinduism has the roots of its origin with the Aryans (Gerner, 2009).

Jainism

The origin pertains to the Sarmana, which pertains to the root civilization of Samsara pertaining to the cycle of birth and death. The Origin is dated back to the period prior to 1000 BC (Long, 2009).

Similarities

The social and religious implications of the religion are far more than similar, and therefore, the people following either of the faiths are difficult to distinguish from one another. The key believes are almost similar, such as, the concepts of heaven and hell, the birth and death, the origin of life on earth, and the language and literature. Both the religions pertain to Sanskrit civilization, and therefore, they emerge from same root.

Differences

There are great differences between both the faiths, and therefore, it could not be established that either one is a branch or the extension of the other. There are several prominent differences, that are discussed as under;

Scriptures: the Hinduism has multiple scriptures such as Vedas, Ramayan, Puranas and others, whereas, Jainism has different scriptures. The scriptures of both the faiths are not recognized by any of them.

Origin of the world: the Hinduism asserts that the world is created by a creator who has supreme power, whereas, Jainism believes that the world is a self-created entity that is eternal and has been created since always

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