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Ahimsa
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the Jain principle of non-violence
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Mahavira
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The Founder of Jainism: Mahavira
- he was a contemporary of the Buddha - died in ca. 527 BCE - was the prince of a kshatriya clan - renounced his position and wealth at the age of 30 to wander as a spiritual seeker - meditated and wandered naked -he practiced ahimsa (non-injury) to any living beings - reached liberation after 12 years of meditation, silence, and extreme fasting - taught the path. His followers came from all castes. - Mahavira is considered the last of 24 savior beings called Tirthankaras by Jains. Tirthankaras (ford-makers) are those who have made a path or a ford and thus escaped the cycle of rebirth. - he did not leave any writings. |
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Agamas
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he Jain texts are the Agamas (“tradition”). They contain the teachings of sages such as the sermons of Mahavira.
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Jiva
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Spiritual soul in every living thing
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Ajiva
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Nonliving things
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