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Jainism m, traditionally known as Jaina Shasana or Jaina dharma (जैन धर्म),{sfn|Sangave|2006|p=15} is a nontheistic Indian religion that prescribes a path of ahimsa - nonviolence - towards all living beings, and emphasizes spiritual independence and equality between all forms of life. Practitioners believe that nonviolence and self-c...
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• (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 some things in common with each.Jainism: words in the...
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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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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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Non-orthodox form of Vedic/Aryan teaching, emphasizing non-violence.
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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 intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having...
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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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An ancient Indian religion that teaches no supreme deity, although some Hindu gods are recognized. The religion stresses non-violence and takes its authority from spiritual teachers known as Jinas. There are two major sects, the Digambaras and Shvetambara, and both have different canons of scripture (Parrinder 1973
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a dharmic religion centered around asceticism and ahimsa, or nonviolence.
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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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Pronounced “JI-niz-um.” A sect established in India in the sixth century B.C. as a revolt against Hinduism. It teaches that the way to bliss and liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth is to live a life of harmlessness and renunciation. Jains do not believe in a creator god; God is any soul who has been liberated from the cycle of birth ...
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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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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 holds the mythologically conceived world to be et....
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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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