buddha and mahavira both taught the same , but why is it a different religion ? what is the difference ?
- Mahavir preached that right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct together were the real path to free the soul from the bondage of karma.His teachings can be categorised as five pillars of Jainism:
- not to cause harm to any living beings
- to speak the harmless truth only
- not to take anything not properly given
- not to indulge in sexual pleasures
- complete detachment from people, places, and material things.
- Buddha, the founder of Buddhism was born in a royal family in Lumbini. In his search for the Divine Truth he left his household and followed the path of meditation. His enlightenment proved that only the middle path could rid humans of all sufferings
- It is basically the approach that makes the two religions different. While Mahavira traced the path of extreme penance, Buddha talked about the middle path.