Tag Jainism

Mount Meru Location Details Hinduism Jainism

There are references to Meru, the Mountain in the Vedas, Purans.

In Sankalpa we say Mero :'Dakshina Pasve/Uttar Parsve''the South,North of the Meru.

In the description of Devi Lalitha's Abode, Her Chinatmai Gruham is described,

Sumeru Mandala Madhyasthaa Sriman Nagara Nayikaa'

The Sumeru may mention the Physical Meru as well.( Su Meru means , The Meru, which is Auspicious',

Is Meru a Physical location?

In the description of Brahmanda, the description of the Earth, Jambooth Dweepa, contains the reference to Meru.

Jainism and Buddism also refer to it.

Meru finds a place in Africa Spain as well

Agreement and differences with Hinduism.

For example, the Karma Theory.

The theory of Karma is more stringent and is not dependent on Ishvara or personal God as in Hinduism.

In Jainism Karma operates independently of Iswara.

Hinduism speaks of One Ultimate Reality,Non Dualism , Jainism speaks of Multiple Realities.

The Reality is not one.

The individual Soul is not dependent on the Universal Soul, there is no Universal Soul.

There are two entities, Jiva, with Consciousness and Ajiva without Consciousness.

The sentient are Jivas and the non-sentient are Ajivas.