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jainism

Jain·ism
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jahy-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈdʒaɪ nɪz əm/
    • /ˈdʒeɪ.ˌnɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jahy-niz-uh m]
    • /ˈdʒaɪ nɪz əm/

Definitions of jainism word

  • noun jainism a dualistic religion founded in the 6th century b.c. as a revolt against current Hinduism and emphasizing the perfectibility of human nature and liberation of the soul, especially through asceticism and nonviolence toward all living creatures. 1
  • noun jainism an ancient Hindu religion, which has its own scriptures and believes that the material world is eternal, progressing endlessly in a series of vast cycles 0
  • noun jainism a religion of India, founded in the 6th cent. b.c.: it emphasizes asceticism, nonviolence, and reverence for all living things 0
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Origin of jainism

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; Jain + -ism

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Related words

  • jain

    an adherent of Jainism.

  • vardhamana

    a semilegendary teacher, believed to have died c480 b.c., who reformed older doctrines to establish Jainism in its present form: regarded as the twenty-fourth and latest Tirthankara.

  • ajiva

    (in Jainism) a thing without life or a soul

  • hinduism

    the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.

  • jiva

    Hinduism. the individual soul, regarded as a particular manifestation of Atman.

  • kevalin

    a person who is free of karmic matter, detached, and omniscient; Tirthankara.
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