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| When Mahavira founded Jainism |
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| Indian religion, in which everything has a soul, and everything has karma |
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| One's bad deeds that weigh them down, and prevent them from escaping Samsara |
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| The Illusory Universe, Cycle of Reincarnation |
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| Religion with the goal of achieving Nirvana, releasing one's detachments, to remove all suffering |
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| The Buddha's message that pain and suffering are inescapable parts of life, that suffering is caused by human desires and attachments, people can triumph over their weaknesses, and that triumphing over weaknesses is possible by following a simple code of conduct. |
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| The code of conduct set forth by the Buddha in his first sermon, beginning with "right conduct" and ending with "right contemplation". |
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