Buddhism vs Jainism
Which Buddhism sect is known as old/ancient Buddhism ?
Theravada Buddhism
Which religion : Buddhism or Jainism has more followers from all around the world ?
Buddhism has more than 500 million followers from all around the world while Jainism has 4 million follower from all over the world.
In which language Gautam Buddha delivered his teachings ?
Gautam Buddha used Pali language for delivering his teaching and sermons.
Who is known as light of Asia ?
Gautam Buddha is known as light of Asia.
Difference Between Buddhism and Jainism
Buddhism and Jainism are the two most popular religions in the world. These religions are a result of other religion’s dominancy, their bad teaching, and sins. These become more popular and have followers from all around the world. Buddhism and Jainism were contemporary. While Buddhism spread all around the world at a high rate, Jainism was accepted by few because of its very strict rules and laws and hard language (language of teaching). Both Buddhism and Jainism rejected the rituals, Vedas, and priestly class. In this article, we are going to see the key differences between the teachings of Gautama Buddha who is the founder of Buddhism, and the teachings of Mahavira who is the founder of Jainism.