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21 Cards in this Set
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Tirthankara |
In janism, a spiritual leader who found the crossing to the farther shore |
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Shvetambaras |
Th jains who follow the tradition that allows monks to wear clothes. They beleived woman can obtain release from life without being reborn as men. |
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Digambaras |
The jains who beleived that a true monk is skyclad. These monks think women cannot be liberated until they are reborn as men |
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Ahimsa |
The sanskrit word thats translated as nonviolence. In jainism, it is a reverence for all living things |
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Jina |
In janism, a person who has conquered rebirth. Mahavira was a Jina. |
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Ishatpragbhara |
The jain state beyond life and death |
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Agamas |
Collection of Jain scripture who the parts are puruva, anga, and angabahya |
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Loka |
The universe where categories of sentiment beings are reborn |
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Triloka |
The areas of the universe considered together: upper, middle, and lower. |
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Jiva |
Im janism the soul. The opposite is ajiva, body. |
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Ajiva or nonjiva |
Category of existence that is insentient; lacking soul |
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Sallekhana |
In jainism, a holy death acheived by fasting |
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Sallekhana |
In jainism, a holy death acheived by fasting |
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Sthanakvasis |
A group of jains that seperated from the Shvetambaras over use of idols in worship.
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Japji |
A sikh hymn recited in devotions every morning. A guide for sikh conduct. |
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Guru |
In sikhism, one of ten early spirutual leaders. God is the one true guru |
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Singh |
A lion of the sikhs. The term was initiated by Guru Gobind, the tenth guru |
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Adi Granth |
The scripture of the sikhs. Hymns by the sikh gurus are recorded in the Adi Granth |
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Gurdwara |
A place of sikh worship, fellowship, and hospitality. It is a temple, the dwelling of the guru |
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Nihangs |
The sikhs with military skills who are always ready to fight for the community. |
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Bhais |
The brothers of a sikh gurdwara who assist in worship. It is also the title used for Sikh priest. |
