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Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also
known as
Jain Dharma, is an
Indian religion.
Jainism traces its
spiritual ideas and
history through the succession...
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Jainism is a
religion founded in
ancient India.
Jains trace their history through twenty-four
tirthankara and
revere Rishabhanatha as the
first tirthankara...
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Pratyekabuddha in both
Jainism and Buddhism, is a rare
personality that is
shared between Jainism and Buddhism. The
Jain text
Isibhasiyam mentions...
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hallmark of
Jain identity. A side
effect of this
strict discipline is the
exercise of asceticism,
which is
strongly encouraged in
Jainism for lay people...
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throughout the world.
Jain doctrine teaches that
Jainism has
always existed and will
always exist. Like most
ancient Indian religions,
Jainism has its
roots from...
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Jainism, ahiṃsā (Ahimsā,
alternatively spelled 'ahinsā', Sanskrit: अहिंसा IAST: ahinsā, Pāli: avihinsā) is a
fundamental principle forming the cornerstone...
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Jain symbols are
symbols based on the
Jain philosophy. The four arms of the
swastika symbolize the four
states of
existence as per
Jainism:
Heavenly beings...
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considered the
authoritative Jain philosophy text by all
traditions of
Jainism. It has the same
importance in
Jainism as
Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...
- jnana),
unlimited power and
unlimited perception are
regarded as God in
Jainism.
Jainism rejects the idea of a
creator deity responsible for the manifestation...
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Digambara (/dɪˈɡʌmbərə/; "sky-clad") is one of the two
major schools of
Jainism, the
other being Śvetāmbara (white-clad). The
Sanskrit word
Digambara means...
