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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the highest form of religious conduct?
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non-violence or ahimsa
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What is the goal of Jainism?
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liberate soul by wearing away karma through rigorous asceticism coupled with strict abstinence from harmful deeds (ahiṁsā)
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Who is the founder of Jainism?
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Mahāvīra (Vardhamana)
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a) Jains see Karma as ______, whereas b) Hindus and Buddhists see it as______.
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a) As matter that clings to the soul (jiva)
b) A Process |
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What are the two main religious practices of Jainisn?
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acetiscism
non-injury (ahimsa) |
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What are the five precepts for an acetic life?
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1. Non-harmfulness (ahiṁsā) – in deed or attitude
2. Truth (satya) - not speaking untruths, even in jest 3. Non-stealing (asteya) – not taking what is not given 4. Celibacy (brahmacarya) – fidelity for householder 5. Non-possessiveness (aparigraha) – renouncing all attachments to possessions and sensual and sensory pleasures (moderation for a householder |
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The soul when contaminated with karma is called ____; in its purified state the soul is called _____
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jiva
atman |
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Liberation depends solely on ______
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one's effort
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No ______ truths but only ____ truths relative to the particularities of the situation (space, time, substance & state)
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abosolute
partial |
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a 7-fold formula that attempts to show that every proposition is only conditional - none can be absolutely affirmed or denied
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‘doctrine of maybe’ (syadvāda)
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What did Mahāvīra do during his life?
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>challenged Brahmanical system and proposed alternative paths to liberation
>born a Kshatriya >After 12 years of practicing austerities Mahāvīra became a Jina or Conqueror of bondage to cyclical existence >After thirty years of teaching, he was finally liberated by death through self-starvation at age 72 |
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What did Mahāvīra teach as essential to liberation?
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the soul can only be purged or purified of the defiling karma through strict renunciation of harmful deeds and rigorous acts of asceticism and penance
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