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10 Cards in this Set
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ahimsa
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Nonviolence, a central Jain principle.
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anekantwad
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The Jain principle of manifold aspects of the truth.
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aparigraha
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Nonacquisitiveness, a major Jain principle.
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Digambara
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A highly ascetic order of Jain monks who wear no clothes.
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Jina
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A fully perfected human.
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jiva
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The soul.
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karma
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Subtle particles that accumulate on the soul as a result of one's thoughts and actions.
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samsana
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The continual round of birth, death, and rebirth.
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Svetambara
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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 teachers in Jainism, of whom Mahavira was the last in the present cosmic cycle.
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