Chapter 4: Jainism

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Mahavira

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"The Great Hero" the twenty-fourth of the Tirthankaras, or “fordmakers,”

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Digambaras

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A highly ascetic order of Jain monks who wear no clothes

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Ahimsa

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Nonviolence, a central Jain principle, all life in all forms is valuable and therefore should not be destroyed or injured.

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Anekantwad

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The Jain principle of manifold. It is important to remain open-minded and avoid judgmentalism. Jains must be sensitive to the truth that the issues can be seen from many different angles.

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three basic principles in order to avoid accumulating karma

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ahimsa, aparigraha, and anekantwad.

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Aparigraha

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Nonacquisitiveness to both things and people, a major Jain principle. It kindles the way to inner peace.

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Digambara

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A highly ascetic order of Jain Monks who wear no clothes to demonstrate their innocence and their lack of attachment to material.

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Svetambaras

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Jain order of monks who are less ascetic than the digambara.

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Tirthankaras

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The great enlightened tearchs in Jainism, of whom Mahariva was the last in the present cosmic cycle.

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Jainism

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A non-Vedic Indian tradition, does not officially acknowledge the caste system.

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Jiva

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The individual’s higher consciousness or soul, which has the capacity to save itself.

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Jina

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One who attains the highest purity in their being, winner. The word from which the term Jain is derived.

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Karma

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It is considered to be subtle matter that accumulates and clings to us as we think and act.