The concept of salvation in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism

The concept of salvation in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism Hinduism Throughout the history of Indian culture there has been a continuous interaction between the different religious, linguistic and social groups, and this has resulted in a richly textured mythology, rivalling the whole of the European corpus in quantity and diversity. An enormous bulk of narrative is preserved in the regional languages of India, but in the main the most popular myths have achieved wider currency …showed first 75 words of 2925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2925 total…act responsibly towards all life by being compassionate, egoless, fearless, forgiving, and rational. In short, the code of conduct is made up of the following five vows, and all of their logical conclusions: Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing), Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), and Brahmacharya (chastity). Jain religion focuses much attention on Aparigraha, non-possessiveness towards material things through self-control, self-imposed penance, abstinence from over-indulgence, voluntary curtailment of one's needs, and the consequent subsiding of the aggressive urge.