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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                  SESSION - 2025-26
                                                   STD VI- HISTORY
                                             CH-7 India’s Cultural Roots
                                                         NOTES


               Sub topic 3- (Jainism)


               1- Jainism is another important school of thought that became widespread at the
               same time.

               2- Prince Vardhamana was born into a royal family in the early 6th century BCE.
               3- He was born in Vaishali, in present day Bihar.

               4- At the age of 30, he decided to leave his home and go in search of spiritual
               knowledge.

               5- He became known as ‘Mahavira’, or ‘great hero’, after attaining enlightenment.
               6- He preached about ahimsa (non-violence or non-injuring).

               7- He also taught about Anekantavaad and Aparigraha.
               8- Anekantavaad says that the truth has many aspects and cannot be fully defined
               by any single statement.

               9- Aparigraha means ‘non-possession’ and advises detachment from material
               possessions.

               10- Jainism also insists on the interconnectedness and interdependence of all
               creatures.

               11- In both Jainism and Buddhism, monks and nuns travelled far and wide to
               spread the teachings of Mahavira and Buddha respectively.

               12- Some of them created new monasteries in faraway places, others led ascetic
               lives in rock cut caves.
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