Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism and Buddhism
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<strong>Buddhism</strong> 101Founded:• 6 th century BCEFounder:• Siddhartha Gautama,otherwise known as theBuddha “EnlightenedOne”Place of Origin:• IndiaSacred Books:• oldest <strong>and</strong> mostimportant scriptures arethe Tripitaka, , (The ThreeBaskets of Wisdom)Number of Adherents:• approximately 200 million closeadherents, although someestimates surpass the 600 millionmark. Precision is impossible…Distribution:• predominant faith in Burma,Ceylon, Thail<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Indo-China.It also has followers in China,Korea, Mongolia <strong>and</strong> Japan.Sects:• two principal schools areMahayana <strong>and</strong> Theravadin (orHinayana) ) <strong>Buddhism</strong>
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