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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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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...
- (Householder in
Jainism, Buddha's
disciple in Buddhism), Jina (Tirthankara in
Jainism,
Buddha in Buddhism), Chaitya, Stupa,
Pudgala (Matter in
Jainism, soul in...
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tradition of
Jainism suffered ****cution
during the
Muslim rule, with the
exception of
Akbar whose religious tolerance and
support for
Jainism led to a temporary...
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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...
- of
Jainism. He was the
spiritual successor of the 23rd
Tirthankara Parshvanatha.
Mahavira was born in the
early 6th
century BCE into a
royal Jain family...
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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: a Heavenly...
- rituals,
fasts and
other religious components of
Jainism are
different from
those of Hinduism. "
Jain" is
derived from the word Jina,
referring to a human...
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Jainism in
Bundelkhand Jainism in
Madhya Pradesh Jainism in
Gujarat (Gujarati
Jain)
Jainism in
Maharashtra (Marathi
Jain)
Jainism in
Mumbai Jainism in...
- is
considered the
authoritative Jain philosophy text by all
traditions of
Jainism. It has the same
importance in
Jainism as
Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...
