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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM

  • Considered separate to Hinduism though both movements predispose:

  • Karma and samsara

  • The same/very similar ultimate spiritual goal

  • Yoga

  • Though J & B deny the Vedas and Hindus consider this to be nonorthodox as, by denying the Vedas they are denying the spiritual essence of the religion, hence making J & B mere human products

  • Another guideline for orthodoxy in Hinduism is reverence for Brahmins and implicit acceptance of the caste system though J & B do not embody the caste system and believe Brahmins have no special religious status

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