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Ahimsa |
(a-hinmsa), literally means non-violence. Ahimsa has been the doctrine of many a religions in India, especially Jainism. Mahatma Gandhi used it as a powerful means to fight the British.
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Basadi |
(a.k.a. Basti) A Jain shrine or temple
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Digambara |
Literally meaning 'sky-clad', a sect of Jainism that practices nudism.
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Gomateshwara |
(a.k.a Bahubali) An important Jain saint whose huge statue is worhipped in Shravanabelagola
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Gomateswara |
Jain saint whose gigantic statue is erected at Sravanabelagola and other places of pilgrimage.
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Jina |
A conqueror. The term was appropriated by Jains to describe its saviors like Mahavira. Now used in the context of Buddhism as well
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Kalakachrayakatha |
A popular illustrated Jain text describing the adventures of Jain monk Kalaka. Apprx 1400 B.C.
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Lokopakara |
11th century encyclopedic work by Jain minister Chavundaraya on home and social sciences.
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Mahavira |
Mahavira Vardhamana (6th century B.C.) Proponent of the Jain religion which emphasizes non-violence and sacrifice.
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Mount Abu |
A hill station in Rajasthan and home to the Dilwara Jain Temple
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Muth |
(ma-Tha) a Jain or Hindu shrine; monastery
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Raghavanka |
Kannada poet who introduced six-lined stanzas. Important work includes Somanath Charitra dealing with conquest of Veerasaivism over Jainism
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Rajgir |
Home of the Vipul Parvat where Vadhaman Mahaveer, the founder of Jainism called his first religious ceremony
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Ranna |
(b 949 A.D.) A great Jain poet of Kannada
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Sravanabelagola |
Jain place of pilgrimage in Karnataka wedged between the two hills of Indragiri and Chandragiri; a great place of learning and Jaina scholarhood, most famous for the colossal statue of Gomateshwara
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Tirthankara |
Jain preceptor who have found the way to divinity; there are 24 tirthankaras, the last of whom was Mahavira
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Tirthankaras |
Jain preceptors who have found the way to divinity; there are 24 tirthankaras, the last of whom was Mahavira
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Ujjain |
A portal of traditional learning and home of Mahakaleswar temple.
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