1. Jainism

2. Location
Founder/Origin
India
Mahavira
6th Century BCE

3. Holidays Clothing Holy Texts Sects/Branches Simple white clothing
Mahavira’s birth
Diwali
Kartak Purnima
pilgrimage
Paryushana
Digambara
Shvetambara
Holy Texts
Kalpa Sutra
AGAMAS
Sects/Branches

4. Creation Myth & Nature of /Relationship with God
Universe and everything in it is eternal
Nothing was created or destroyed
Perfect, universal presence
The perfected soul
Holy Cities/Today
Gujarat
Temple
4.2 million
Mostly in India

5. Hierarchy Status of Women Monks/Nuns Teachers of scriptures
Spiritual leaders
Liberated souls
Status of Women
Women cannot achieve liberation without first being reborn as a man

6. Basic Beliefs Supernatural Beings Jinas Tirthankaras High and low gods
Spiritual conquerors
Tirthankaras
24 spiritual leaders
High and low gods
Ambika
Mother Goddess
Two types of karma:
Destructive
Nondestructive
Compassion for all living things
Nonviolence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy, non-possessiveness

7. Rituals/Customs Salvation/Afterlife
Live ascetic life
Chant mantras
Meditation
Vegetarian
Salvation/Afterlife
Attain moksha through good karma
Reincarnation