The Jain Basics

Jain basics:

1. one of the 3 most ancient Indian religions
2. disciplined non-violence
3. derives from the Sanskrit verb “ji” meaning to conquer
4. ascetic battle
5. non-theistic religion founded in the 6th Century BCE by Jina Vardhamana Mahavira
6. salvation by perfection via successive lives (reincarnation) and non-injury to all living creatures
7. Jain Dharma
8. no creator god
9. more serious ascetic beliefs than Buddhism or Hinduism