ara ▁written ▁by ▁their ▁Pro ph ets ▁ ▁K und ak unda ▁and ▁Am rit ch andra ▁as ▁their ▁original ▁canon ▁is ▁lost . ▁ ▁Sh w et amb ara ▁J ain ism ▁( or ▁white - cl ad ) ▁is ▁mainly ▁pract iced ▁in ▁Western ▁India . ▁Their ▁holy ▁books ▁are ▁J ain ▁Ag am as , ▁written ▁by ▁their ▁Pro ph et ▁S th ul ib had ra . ▁ ▁Buddh ism ▁▁ ▁Buddh ism ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁S idd har tha ▁G aut ama ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁B CE . ▁Buddh ists ▁generally ▁agree ▁that ▁Got ama ▁aim ed ▁to ▁help ▁sent ient ▁be ings ▁end ▁their ▁suffering ▁( du kk ha ) ▁by ▁understanding ▁the ▁true ▁nature ▁of ▁phen omena , ▁thereby ▁esc aping ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁suffering ▁and ▁reb irth ▁( sa ṃ s ā ra ), ▁that ▁is , ▁ach ieving ▁n ir v ana . ▁Ther av ada ▁Buddh ism , ▁which ▁is ▁pract iced ▁mainly ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁alongside ▁folk ▁religion , ▁shares ▁some ▁characteristics ▁of ▁Indian ▁relig ions . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁texts ▁called ▁the ▁P ali ▁Can on . ▁ ▁Mah ay ana ▁Buddh ism ▁( or ▁the ▁Great ▁Ve h icle ) ▁under ▁which ▁are ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁do ctr ines ▁that ▁became ▁prominent ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁are ▁still ▁relevant ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁Korea , ▁Japan ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United