Answer the following in detail:

Compare and contrast the principles of Jainism and Buddhism.

Difference between Jainism and Buddhism:

1. Mahavira was the founder of Jainism while Gautam Buddha was the founder of Buddhism.

2. Buddhism believes that Karma is the direct outcome of their action while the Jainism differed from this principle.

3. Buddhism had a notion that soul is present only in living beings while the Jainism believed that soul is present in both living and nonliving.

4. Buddhism believed that Nirvana is the ultimate aim of the soul while Jainism believed that soul continues even after attaining Nirvana.

5. Buddhism emphasized on right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration while Jainism emphasized on right perception, right knowledge, and right conduct.