Jaqiem essay

Further the Jain texts of twelve Angas, twelve Upangas, Agama and Kalpasutra were written in Sanskrit. Thus Jainism indirectly helped the growth of literature of different types in Indian languages. Jainism has played a greater role in the development of artistic tradition of the country.

The ultimate aim of the Jains is to achieve Nirvana or Salvation. According to Jain ideology, a layman cannot attain Nirvana. To attain Nirvana or salvation of the body one must abandon all wordily attachments, even one’s own clothing; observing fasts, ascetic discipline and self-notification.

According to Jain ideology, a layman cannot attain Nirvana. To attain Nirvana or salvation of the body one must abandon all wordily attachments, even one’s own clothing; observing fasts, ascetic discipline and self-notification. Thus by severe austerity final liberation or Nirvana will come. Hence monastic life is essential for salvation.

The practitioner becomes conscious of irrelevant worldly attachment. The Jain philosophy centres round the philosophy of dual existence of soul and matter. In other words human personality comprised of material and spiritual matter. Material things will perish. But spiritual things are eternal.