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Old 10-08-2008, 06:13 AM
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Default Pantheism and Jainism?

Are they that similar? When I explain my beliefs I'm often called a Jainism though I identify myself as a pantheist. I'm confused.
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Old 10-11-2008, 06:13 AM
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yes both deny the Blessed TRinity!!! CHECK OUT SOME TRINITY churches..
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Old 10-15-2008, 06:13 AM
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Jainism is an ethical view while pantheism is a cosmological view...
Are the two mutually exclusive?
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Old 10-18-2008, 06:13 AM
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Jainism is an atheistic religion. It is based on vegetarianism. It came before Buddhism, and also features the concept of reincarnation and karma. It has no gods, but just Thirthankaras (perfect souls). Its one of the few religions in the world with no criticisms. In its 2500 years of history, there has not been a single incident of violence or forced conversions or hatred towards other religions. Its number is just 4 million, but has a disproportionately huge impact on culture.
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Old 10-22-2008, 06:13 AM
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Jainism seems to just have some pantheistic tendencies. Just as Pantheism has monastic tendencies.
Many religions/philosophies have a pantheist aspect to them.

If we all tried to label us to the core, we'd have a very long list of titles.
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Old 10-24-2008, 06:13 AM
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I think they are, Jainism says that the universe(or more than one universe) has always existed and see it as sacred, pantheism also believe this in some form or another.
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Old 10-25-2008, 06:13 AM
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You are a pantheist. Jainism is a religion and I'm pretty sure you'd know if you'd converted or been raised as one.
As stated, Pantheism is a worldview whereas Jainism is a religion (with lots of rules)

Jainism has roots in Hinduism, as does Buddhism.
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Old 10-30-2008, 06:13 AM
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I do not know, but i find that WNW.PantheistSite.com is usually a good resource when i have questions related to Pantheism, hope this helps!
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