“Jainism confined itself to being an Indian religion, unlike Buddhism, which spread across Asia,” says Stalin Rajangam, a researcher on dalit issues. “One of the basic tenets of Jainism is ...
Buddhism and Jainism grew out of this. Vardhamana Mahavira (540-468 BC) and Siddhartha Gautama (560-480 BC) were Kshatriyas and believed in Hindu tenets of karma and rebirth.