Similar words: albinism, feminism, cretinism, calvinism, darwinism, chauvinism, determinism, jain. Meaning: n. 1. sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism 2. religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being.
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1. Jainism, a Hindu reform church, prohibits the killing of any living creature.
2. A believer or follower of Jainism.
3. Some tenets of Jainism are similar to those of Hinduism, but the religion hasn't spread far beyond India.
4. Confucius, Buddha, and Mahavira (the prophet of Jainism) all lived in the 6th century, though their works were compiled later (in the case of Buddha, much later).
5. The faiths represented were Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism and the Brahma Kumaris.
6. BCE : India - Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, is born. He will die around 486.
7. Jainism is unique in allowing the very spiritually advanced to hasten their own death by certain practices (principally fasting) and under specified circumstances.
8. This is the path of Jainism, Yoga, and all action-oriented philosophies.
9. In my reading about Jainism, however, I discovered a startling difference between Jains and other religions.
10. Therefore, Jainism and the plants and animals that are non-biological in vivo existence of the soul, not arbitrary harm.
11. Jainism is somewhat similar to Buddhism,(sentencedict.com/jainism.html) of which it was an important rival in India.
12. Other religious groups include Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhist and Zoroastrian.
13. This recession affected the merchants, the adherents and supporters of Jainism and Buddhism.
14. The main religious philosophy schools in the history of Indian thought, including Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism and Lokayata, all have put forward their own distinctive ethical viewpoints.
15. The culture of Bangladesh is a composite culture, with a history and heritage of more than 2500 years old and over centuries has assimilated influences of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Islam.
16. An International School of Jain Studies will offer short-term exchange programs and seminars on Jainism[sentencedict.com], a religion from India.
17. Recently I have been studying more extensively eastern religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
18. Sanskrit is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism , Buddhism, and Jainism .
19. The exercises of yoga were incorporated into three of the Indian religions: Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
20. I continued to read about Hinduism and Buddhism when I stumbled upon a lesser known religion called Jainism.
21. He also showed great respect for the Tirthankaras, who founded Jainism, and for the ten Gurus of Sikhism .
22. Not only that, the country is a home which has the oldest religion of the global—Hincluism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism amongst others.
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