• Jīva (Sanskrit: जीव) or Ātman (/ˈɑːtmən/; Sanskrit: आत्मन्) is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. As per Jain cosmology, jīva...
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  • Jiva (Sanskrit: जीव, IAST: jīva), also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism. The word...
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  • to: Jīva (Jainism), the soul substance in Jainism Jīvá, a Sanskrit trigonometric term also known as jyā; see Jyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā JIVA!, a 2021...
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  • (jīva) and the inanimate substances (ajīva). Jain philosophy postulates at least seven "tattvas" (truths, realities or fundamental principles): Jīva –...
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  • Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...
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  • (Hinduism), inner self or soul Ātman (Buddhism), the concept of self Jīva (Jainism), a philosophical term to identify the soul Divine soul, concept in...
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    knowledge-obscuring karmic particles. According to Jainism, consciousness is a primary attribute of Jīva (soul) and this consciousness manifests itself as...
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    preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family...
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    a Pratyekabuddha in both Jainism and Buddhism, is a rare personality that is shared between Jainism and Buddhism. The Jain text Isibhasiyam mentions...
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    Jain philosophy explains that seven tattva (truths or fundamental principles) constitute reality. These are:— jīva- the soul which is characterized by...
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  • § Bundle theory of the self I (pronoun) Individuation Jīva (Jainism), or Atman, used within Jainism to identify the soul Meditation Moral psychology Open...
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  • heterodox in the tradition: Buddhism Jainism Charvaka Ājīvika Ajñana The use of the term nāstika to describe Buddhism and Jainism in India is explained by Gavin...
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    Dravya (redirect from Dravya (Jainism))
    entity. According to the Jain philosophy, the universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls (jīva), non-sentient substance or...
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    The flag of Jainism has five colours: white, red, yellow, green and blue. These five colours represent the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings). It...
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  • categorized under Jiva (Living Substances) and Ajiva (Non Living Substances) as follows: Jīva (Living Substances) Jīva i.e. Souls – Jīva exists as a reality...
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    infinite perception. Such a soul is called siddha and is revered in Jainism. In Jainism, moksha is the highest and the noblest objective that a soul should...
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  • dravyas or substances classified as follows – Jīva – The living substances Jains believe that souls (Jīva) exist as a reality, with a separate existence...
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  • rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism. "Jain" is derived from the word Jina, referring to a human...
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    Sallekhana (category Jain ethics)
    Sallekhana. Jīva (Jainism) Death in Jainism Jain philosophy Moksha (Jainism) Catharist endura According to Somasundaram, Sallekhana is allowed in Jainism when...
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    follows: Jainism Tirthankar Deshna Karma in Jainism Jain cosmology Moksa (Jainism) Ahimsa in Jainism Dharma (Jainism) Tattva (Jainism) Samsara (Jainism) Causes...
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  • the Jain conception of the cosmos. It is one of the six dravyas (substances) and it accommodates the other five, namely sentient beings or souls (jīva),...
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    Karma (category Jain philosophical concepts)
    entity to manage them. (absence of the exogenous 'Divine entity' in Jainism) Jainism advocates that a soul attracts karmic matter even with the thoughts...
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    overarching psycho-cosmology in Jainism. Human moral actions form the basis of the transmigration of the soul (jīva). The soul is constrained to a cycle...
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  • tradition of Jainism suffered persecution during the Muslim rule, with the exception of Akbar whose religious tolerance and support for Jainism led to a temporary...
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  • (born 1987), Russian handball player Ātman (Jainism), or Jīva, a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul Ātman (Hinduism), meaning...
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    is considered the authoritative Jain philosophy text by all traditions of Jainism. It has the same importance in Jainism as Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...
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  • Without knowing them one cannot progress towards liberation. They are: Jīva - Souls and living things Ajiva - Non-living things Asrava - Influx of karma...
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  • Anekantavada (category Jain philosophical concepts)
    medieval era, providing Jainism with more detailed logical structure and expression. The details of the doctrine emerged in Jainism in the 1st millennium...
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  • According to the Jain literature, the first Tirthankara of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21 Tirthankaras of Jainism were born in...
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    (50) God in Jainism Jainism and non-creationism Śramaṇa Sangave 2001, p. 15. Sangave 2001, p. 16. Sangave 2001, p. 164. Rankin 2013, p. 40. Jain, S.A. (1960)...
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