THAT CHIRPY GIRL

     Jainism and Buddhism were in the nature of Sramana tradition of recluse ascetics who emphasize on hard penances and celibacy (Tapas and Bharamacharya). They opposed the sacrificed religion of the Vedas and taught Ahimsa. They were called Nastika religions for  they denied the existence of a Universal soul or God, the creator and believed in the naturalistic origin of the world.  Both the religions were founded at almost the same time in the 6th century B.C.                                                               Jainism was founded by twenty four Tirthankars,the last of whom was Vardhamana Mahavira. The 23rd Tirthankara Parsvanatha taught four fold disciplines - AHIMSA,SATYA,ASTEYA &APARIGRAHA . The 24th Vardhamana Mahavira added Brahamacharya to them and called Panch Mahavratas-five great disciplines. Vardhamana Mahavira was son of Siddhartha and Trishala who beloved to a Kshatriya clan. He was born in 599 B.C. at Kundagrama near Vaishali . He lived with his parents t

Hinduism also known as Sanatana Dharma is the oldest of the Religious Traditions of the world. Vedas from the main source of this  tradition . the early portions of Vedic Samhits consisted of prayers to Nature gods like Agni and Indra who were  propitiated  for gifts of plenty and prosperity. They also spoke of Rita the natural order behind the events of the world and Satya the One Invisible Divine Force animating all sentient beings and gods. The nature of the Supreme god was revealed by a Rishi by means of the famous Gayatri Mantra ,                   (  ॐ ॐ ॐ                          ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः                            तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं                              भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि                                           धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्)                                                                                                                  His form is described as Savita ,the morning sun, and his name is given as ' OM '. All knots of the heart are