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Definitions of JAINISM on the Web




JAINISM





Definitions of JAINISM on the Web:



sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn



Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म) is an ancient religion of India.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism



a religion and philosophy that originated in India


en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jainism



jain - relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods"


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jainist - a believer in Jainism


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The traditional Jain cuisine is completely vegetarian and also excludes onions and garlic like the shojin-ryori cuisine of Japan. This it is also called 'satvic' because onions and garlic are regarded to be tamasic.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_(Satvika)



JAIN - Java APIs for Integrated Networks (JAIN) is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice ...


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAIN



Jainist - a follower of Jainism, a religion based primarily in India


en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jainist



A religion founded by Nataputta, who was a royal clan of the Nata tribe in ancient India at the time of Shakyamuni. Its basic doctrine is non-materialistic atheism.


www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/glossary_fk.htm



Ancient Indian religion, one of the cardinal principles of which is non-violence


www.mkgandhi.org/glossary.htm



Originated as a protest to Hinduism. Today, there are about four million followers of Jainism in India.


new.gbgm-umc.org/missionstudies/indiapakistan/glossary/



To be written. Currently see the following link for s description of the religion, and this one for a brief history.


tanmoy.tripod.com/glossary.html



(Sanskrit, jainas: "saint"): A major religion originating in India that has some similarity to Buddhism. ...


13thdruidofavalon.tripod.com/druidplanet/id88.html



Religion which originated in the same age as Buddhism. Founded in 500BC BY Mahavira, the 24 th Tirthankara (teacher). The Jainism arose from a protest movement against the Hindu priests and their exaggerated rituals. The Jainism rejected the caste system as well. ...home.scarlet.be/~evdleene/raj/india_glossar.htm



One of the native religions of India. The 6th century saw two major reform move ments in Hinduism * , both of which eventually came to be regarded ...


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