Antisectarian
Glossary
This glossary has been written to encourage debate and discussion.
It has been written from a Scottish perspective. This means terms used within Scotland may not have equivalent meaning when transferred to another part of the world. It has also to be remembered that terms are evolving and developing all the time and what is offered here reflects the discussions as it stands when this was written in June 2004.
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| Jainism | Jainism is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation. It started as a reformation movement but soon found itself as an independent religion based upon the teachings of its founder, Mahavira. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself. There are about 3.2 million Jains in the world. |
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| Judaism | Judaism is around 3500 years old. A person who subscribes to this faith is called a Jew. Jews believe that there is only one God and that the Jewish People were specially chosen to receive God's guidance. Judaism is divided into Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism. There are approximately 12 million Jews worldwide. |