Side by side with the tendency of identifying religion with morality, there is witnessed another tendency of defining religion in theological terms, i.e. with reference to God, the creator of the universe. Since Jainism does not uphold the idea of God as the creator, sustainer and destroyer of the world, the above definition does not bring forth the characteristic feature of religion. If this definition of religion is adhered to, Jainism, Buddhism, Samkhya, Yoga and Mimamsa are excluded without any justification. Now the question arises : What constitutes the universal core of religion? The question can be answered by considering the utterances of the saints and mystics all over the world, in all cultures, religions, places and ages. Pratt rightly concludes that "religion is not so much theology as life; it is to be lived rather than reasoned about."
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Hindu (892)
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Ancient (1022)
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Jainism (275)
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Mahatma Gandhi (380)
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