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OUR RELIGION
Lesson 2- Our Religion
Jainism is our religion. We are Jains, the followers of Jina. Jina is someone who is full of good thoughts like truth, love, peace, and compassion. Jina does not have any bad thoughts like anger or greed or pride. Jina is also not affected by the material world or evil. Jina is also called Tirthankar, Arihant, or Bhagawän.
The Jain religion is very old. We have twenty four Bhagawan like Ädinäth, Shäntinäth, and Pärshvanäth to name a few. Lord Mahävir is our last Bhagawän. We follow his teachings today. Our Bhagawan said you should treat others as you would wish to be treated. The message of Lord Mahävir is that we should love all living beings and not hurt any living being.
We should help others and make each other happy. To understand the pain and unhappiness that others are feeling is kindness. Jainism is based on kindness to all living beings.
JAINISMI - BASICS OF JAINISM
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