Contribution of Jain religion to world :
Study of Jainism with different perspectives to the world is as follows :
1. Socially : Jainism has the following contribution in social terms :
- Emphasis on social equality.
- Concept of Women’s freedom.
- Concept of social service.
- Cultural co-ordination and unity of perseverance
2. Religiously :
- Non-violence
- Reforms on Vedic religion
- Emphasis on high moral life.
3. Philosophically : By contributing the ideas of Jainism’s knowledge theory, karmvad, Jeev-Ajeev, Syadvad and non-violence, the religion succeeded in making Indian philosophical contemplation glorious. According to knowledge theory the soul of every Jeeva is full of knowledge and the curtain of worldly life does not allow his knowledge to manifest light. So every person should understand this knowledge by removing this curtain.
4. Literally : Most of the Jain texts are written in Prakrit language, which is extremely expressive. In South India, literature was also composed in Kannada and Telugu, in which the Tamil text ‘Kural’ was written by some Jain scholars. Compositions were written by Jain saints in Sanskrit language too. The biggest importance of Jain literature is that Jain scholars enrich Indian literature through their compositions and on the other hand, they brought the spiritual thinking of India to the masses.
5. Artistically : The most important contribution of Jainism is still visible in the form of artistic monuments, statues, monasteries, caves etc.
6. In terms of environmental protection and pollution control: Mahaveera’s Jain lifestyle is the only complete solution in environmental protection and pollution control. The principle of Aparigraha is the principle of dissatisfaction of substances and wishes, short term requirements. By adopting the principles of Jainism, the earth and environment can be saved for a long period. Water and air pollution can be avoided.
