Humans have always had a naturally enquiring mind and as a result individuals have sought for the meaning of life’s most mysterious questions. In ancient civilizations communities relied upon religion to help shed light upon this eternal human pursuit. In ancient India around 540BCE a man named Mahavira diverged from the pre-existing religion of Hinduism to find enlightenment upon these matters. Through this journey Mahavira found the religion of Jainism. Jainism provided and still provides individuals…
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