The Buddhist canon consists of the Sutras: the words and teachings of the Buddha. The Tripitaka (Pali Canon), Mahayana Sutras and the Tibetan Book of the Dead are three major noncanonical Buddhist texts. …
Q. What are the four basic principles of Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha’s teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
Q. What is the Buddhist version of the Bible?
Tipitaka
Q. What texts do Buddhist use?
The Buddhist canon consists of the Sutras: the words and teachings of the Buddha. There are also a number of noncanonical Buddhist texts that provide supplementary teachings, rules of conduct and commentary on transitional states after death.
Q. What is Jainism holy book?
Agam Sutras
Q. Who is the main god of Jainism?
Lord Mahavir was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain religion. According to Jain philosophy, all Tirthankaras were born as human beings but they have attained a state of perfection or enlightenment through meditation and self realization. They are the Gods of Jains.
Q. Does Jainism have one God?
Every living being has a potential to become God. Hence Jains do not have one God, but Jain Gods are innumerable and their number is continuously increasing as more living beings attain liberation.
Q. Is Jainism a religion without God?
Jainism and the divine Jains do not believe in a God or gods in the way that many other religions do, but they do believe in divine (or at least perfect) beings who are worthy of devotion.
Q. What happens to soul after death in Jainism?
The Jain word that comes closest to soul is jiva, which means a conscious, living being. After each bodily death, the jiva is reborn into a different body to live another life, until it achieves liberation.
