Jain Journal 1998 01

SR No.: 520129
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 42
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 3 MB

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KAPADIA : FEATURES BETWEEN JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
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Kusinagara, the capital of the Mallas, he came to a town named Pava where he received an invitation of Cunda who always got ready the flesh of a swine. This is said to be the cause of his death. After eating this flesh he fell sick. This was his last sickness. When Buddha was alive Devadatta tried to prohibit the eating of flesh and fish, but his stricter rules of conduct were not encouraged by Buddha; and it is said that this was the cause of the first split in the Buddhistic church. Perhaps Buddha wanted to include a wedas fold of followers. Both the religions believe in confessions. The Buddhists have their Upavasatha days, and the Jainas have their Pratikramana and the Pary-uşana days. Out of the seven Tattvas of the Jains viz. Bandha, Asrva, Samvara and Moksa correspond to Dukkha, Dukkhahetu, Dukkhanirodha and the Dukkhanirodhagaminimagga, more commonly known as the four Arya satyas. Both believe in Trsnä and Ajñāna as the cause of Metempsychosis. Both have condemned in severest possible terms the Himsā of the Vedic Hindus. Both are also harsh on the Hindu caste system. In the Sūtrakrtānga the views of the Buddhas are criticised and in the Majjhimanikāya there is the criticism of Jaina Ahimsa. Even in the Niryuktis and the Abhidharmakosa the old criticism appears in new light, in a new garb. In spite of this both condemn in severe terms the Vaidic Himsā. It is as a result of these two religions that animal sacrifices have gone to the state of oblivion. We can add that their mutual criticism of each other is as a result of want of proper mutual understanding which can be shown from Upalisutta of Majjhimanikāya and Sūtrakrtānga (I.1.2, 24-32, 2.6. 1628).
Both the religions believe in the Mantras and both have a rich Mantrasāstra of their own. Buddhism later on turned to Tantrsāstra and carried this to its extremity. The Jains also believe in Tantra. The oft repeated and the highly celebrated mantra of the Buddhists is Aum Mani Padme Hüm which is engraved on every possible thing and object. Like this with the Jains the sacred Mantra is the Namaskaramahamantra. These Mantras are repeated by the respective devotees with great faith and earnestness. The Mantra of the Jainas is said to be the essence of the 14 Pürvas. By certain repetitions of this Mahamantrao one can get the punya of Tirthankara nāma and gotra.
It is said that the personality of Buddha contributed to a large extent in the spread of Buddhism which was a missionary religion. Not so of Jainism. Through the missionary spirit Buddhism spread all
8. It is repeated for 10,00.000 times. 9. Aum, hrim etc. are mantras in both religions.