Now that's news to me! All 3 are different religions altogether my friend and while they do have a lot in common, I dint think Jainism is a combination of Buddhism and Hinduism.
They are 3 separate religions. Jainism was very old as well and they did not form it ... it was a part of the 3 great original religions of India I think
as Buddhism believe in no Atman or soul and no god by the way Hinduism at that time believed Atman or soul exist and believe in god by the way at that time new religion pronounce saying Atman or soul exist but no god.
Buddhism had nothing to do with the formation of Jainism, as Jainism appeared several centuries before the Buddha. There are quite a few overlaps in beliefs and practices though.
Hinduism is not a single religion like Christianity or Islam or so, there is no real leader or church, and the beliefs within what westerners called Hinduism vary hugely; some who would be called Hindus are virtually atheist, and others believe in one or many gods. Anyway, when Jainism and Buddhism arose, there was a lot of spirituality in India, and many of these were influenced by the traditional Indian literature of the Vedas etc. The idea of karma and rebirth for example were already popular many thousands of years ago in India.
So you could say that Jainism developed in an area where a lot of the building blocks for modern-day Hinduism were present. Still, similar to Buddhism, there are some significant differences in philosophy and practice with mainstream Hinduism, that is why it is called a separate religion.
My dear Friend, it the other way round. Jainism influenced Buddhisma ND Hinduism. Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism are quite different, though in many ways they are similar. Jainism and Buddhism are close because they are continuation of ancient Prue-vedic Sramana tradition, while Hinduism claims lineage from medic tradition. Buddhism arose after Jainism and Buddha was junior to Mahavira.
Jainism is not only a separate religion?.it was never a part of Hinduism or deism. Infact Upanishads and classical Hinduism has been deeply influenced by Jainism Often Hindutva bigots claim that Jainism and Buddhism are offshoots of Hinduism?..This is the biggest false hood. Jainism and Buddhism arose from the ancient Sramana tradition that had links with Indus Valley Civilisation. Sramanas were pre-aryan and pre-vedic renouncers who propounded the doctrines of ? Karma, Jnana, Samsara, Moksa and Ahimsa as against the barbaric animal sacrifices of Vedics. Ultimately the ritualistic vedism adopted all the sramana concepts and gave way to the Upanishads.
Following is the testimony of the scholars:-
A. Dr. Vilas Sangave (2001) In : Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture . Popular Prakashan: Mumbai ISBN 8171548393
?The jain communities is one of the very ancient communities of India. The existence of the Jain religion can not only be traced to the vedic period but even to the Indus valley period of the Indian History. The names of Jain Tirthankars are mentioned in the Vedas and there is evidence to show that the Indus valley people must be worshipping Rishabhdeva the first Tirthankar of the Jains along with the other deities. Thus Hoary antiquity is a special feature of the Jain community and it is pertinent to note that this feature is not present in other religious minorities in India.?
B. Mary Pat Fisher (1997) In : Living Religions: An Encyclopedia of the World's Faiths I.B.Tauris : London ISBN 1860641482
?The extreme antiquity of Jainism as a non-vedic, indigenous Indian religion is well documented. Ancient Hindu and Buddhist scriptures refer to Jainism as an existing tradition which began long before Mahavira.? Page 115
C. Joel Diederik Beversluis (2000) In: Sourcebook of the World's Religions: An Interfaith Guide to Religion and Spirituality, New World Library : Novato, CA ISBN 1577311213
Originating on the Indian sub-continent, Jainism is one of the oldest religion of its homeland and indeed the world having pre-historic origins before 3000 BCE, and before the propagation of Indo-Aryan culture?.Page 81
D. Dr. P.S. Jaini, (1979), The Jaina Path to Purification, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, p. 169
Jainas themselves have no memory of a time when they fell within the Vedic fold. Any theory that attempts to link the two traditions, moreover fails to appreciate rather unique and very non-vedic character of Jaina cosmology, soul theory, karmic doctrine and atheism.
E. Y. Masih (2000) In : A Comparative Study of Religions, Motilal Banarsidass Publ : Delhi, ISBN 8120808150
. ?There is no evidence to show that Jainsim and Buddhism ever subscribed to vedic sacrifices, vedic deities or caste. They are parallel or native religions of India and have contributed to much to the growth of even classical Hinduism of the present times.? Page 18
?We know only this much that the doctrine of karma-samsara-jnana-mukti is first seen in the clearest form in the shramanic tradition. It is now even accepted by orthodox bhramins. This doctrine is not clearly spelled out in Rgvedas and not even in the oldest parts of Upanishads called chandogya and Brhadaranyaka.? Page 149
F. Dr. A. N. Upadhye , A Cultural History of India, Clarendon Press, Oxford
"The origins of Jainism go back to the pre-historic times. They are to be sought in the fertile valley of Ganga, where they flourished in the past, even before the advent of Aryans with their priestly religion, a society of recluses who laid much stress on individual exertion, on practice of a code of morality and devotion to austerities, as means of attaining religious Summum Bonum." , P. 100
G. Robert J. Zydenbos
In the view of so many basic differences between the two traditions, [Jain and Vedic] it is amazing that there are still people who speak of Jainism as a ?heterodox sect of Hinduism? An Impartial study of the literary evidence, both Jaina and Brahamanical, leads to a conclusion that the latter offshoots of the vedic traditions (like Hinduism) have borrowed a lot from Jainism : the theory of karma and re-birth, the vegetarianism of the higher Hindu castes, perhaps also temple worship. Page 59
ON INFLUENCE OF JAINISM ON CLASSICAL HINDUISM
Jains have tremendously effected and changed the Indian culture and tradition over the ages.
1. Ahimsa (non-violence and Vegetarianism)
The Hindu scholar, Lokmanya Tilak credited Jainism with influencing Hinduism and thus leading to the cessation of animal sacrifice in Vedic
Jainism,Buddhism and Hinduism although having similarities are 3 separate systems.Jainism does not have the physical sacrifice.
Christianity to me is Jainism in another guise and Jainism to me is my choice of belief,the only real and true compassionate religion.The Essenes may have connections to Jainism,as I think the Essenes Teacher of Righteousness is none other than the Tirtankara of the Jains.
how did buddhism and hinduism form to make jainism?
