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JAIN JOURNAL : Vol-XXXII, No. 3 January 1998
Mankhaliputra, the advocate of the Ajivaka sect. Ahimsa, love towards all living creatures, doing good to others, tolerance, universal brotherhood, humanitarian attitude to all, morality of high order, karma etc. are contributions of these two religions. In developing and moulding Indian culture both have played an important role. Both had almost similar attitude towards the caste system. Both these religions are tributancs in great river of Ancient Indian religion. These common salient features were to an extent responsible in creating an illusion that Jainism was a branch of Buddhism, a myth that is now long since exploded.
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