Look up: Jainism

1. Jainism
   [n] - sect founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism 2. [n] - religion founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism
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2. Jainism
   Ancient Indian religion, sometimes regarded as an offshoot of Hinduism. Jains emphasize the importance of not injuring living beings, and their code of ethics is based on sympathy and compassion for...
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3. Jainism
   Jain'ism noun The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins , above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is in...
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4. Jainism
   noun religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
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5. Jainism
   noun sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
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6. Jainism
   • (n.) The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having som...
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7. Jainism
   a religion of India that teaches a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through a disciplined mode of life founded upon the tradition of ... [40 related articles]
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8. Jainism
   Jainism (jī'nizum) [i.e., the religion of Jina], religious system of India practiced by about 5,000,000 persons. Jainism, Ajivika, and Buddhism arose in the 6th cent. B.C. as protests against the overdeveloped ritualism of Hinduism, particularly its sacrificial cults, and the authority of ...
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9. Jainism
   An Indian religion claiming great antiquity, the last of the great teachers (tirthankara) being Mahavira (6th cent. B.C.), embracing many philosophical elements of a pluralistic type of realism. It rejects Vedic (q.v.) authority and an absolute being, gods as well as men partaking of mortality, and ...
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10. Jainism
    Jainism is the religion of between two and three million Indians, founded by Mahavira in the 6th century BC. Right belief, knowledge, and conduct enable monks to obtain release from the endless round of rebirth caused by karma; others aim for a better rebirth. Jainism has no god, although there are lesser spirits and demons.
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11. Jainism
    Click images to enlargeAncient Indian religion, sometimes regarded as an offshoot of Hinduism. Jains emphasize the importance of not injuring living beings, and their code of ethics is based on sympathy and compassion for all forms of life. They also believe in karma but not in any deity. It is a monastic, ascetic religio...
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12. Jainism
    . New Delhi: Bhagwan Mahavir memorial Samiti. “The Historians have so far fully recognized the truth that Tirthankara Mahavira was not the founder of the religion. He was preceded by many tirthankaras. He merely reiterated and rejuvenated that religion. It is correct that history has not b...
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