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Brief Outlines Of Jainism
Shraman Traditon :
The Indin culture and philosophical outlook are deeply shaped by three traditions represented by Vedanta, Jainism and Buddhism. The last two are considered as representing "Shramana tradition as distianguished from Aryan. It is believed that Sharamana tradition was followed by the orginal residents of Indus valley culture before the Aryans migrated to India with their Vedas. It is called Shramana because austerities involving serious physical disciplines were performed by forestdweller saints who had renounced wordly affairs. The Sanskrit word "Shram"means labour.
Vedic Rituals:
Shramana tradition is basically different from the vedic one, which believed in propiteating deities represnting different forces of nature. such as rains, wind fire etc. This propitiation began by performing Yajnas wherein many
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