Jainism is one of the oldest religions and was founded in the sixth century B. C. E in India. Vardhamana, known to his followers as Mahavira is traditionally known as the founder of Jainism.
Mahavira was born in 599 B. C. in Bihar, India. His parents were of the Kashatriya caste. Mahavira was born into a wealthy family. His father was King Siddartha. He lived a life of luxury. Later Mahavira married Princess Yasoda. They had one daughter named Anoja. Through out this time period Mahavira wasn’t happy. He decided to leave all of his wealth, luxury, and loved ones behind in search of a religious answer to his unhappiness.
Mahavira first went out and joined the ascetics. He didn’t find what he was looking for with them. He believed you had to practice extreme asceticism to find release of the soul from the life. Mahavira also believed to find release one had to practice ahimsa, which means non-injury to life.
To find total release from life, Mahavira imposed extreme......
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