Jainist- a believer in Jainism Jainism- sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism adherent,disciple- someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Adj.1.Jainist- relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods" ...
Followers of the Atlantic Religion blog will possibly be aware that I have made allusions to my belief that the pagan faith-ideologies of ancient northern Europe stem from a common unified root-system buried in the mists of the Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological periods (roughly 4000-1000 B...
Jainism is a religion derived from Ancient India that dates back to the sixth century BC. Jainism is constantly compared with Buddhism due to their similar goals of bringing followers down a path to spiritual purity and eventual enlightenment. Jainism is considered by historians to have been a di...
Matilal's `The Central Philosophy of Jainism.' Social and religious dangers of one-sided views for the Jaina tradition.JohnsonW.J.DickinsonG.Lowes(Unspecified)EBSCO_AspReligionJohnson, W. J. 1995. "The Religious Function of Jaina Philosophy: Aneka¯ntava¯da Reconsidered." Religion 25: 41-...
(religion,spiritualism,andoccult) JainismandBuddhismbotharoseinthesixthcenturyBCEinprotesttoHinduism.BothofferedalternativestothecastesystemanddeniedthattheVedas(seeHinduism,Developmentof)were"inspired"scriptures. ThefounderofJainism(seeJainism),Mahavira,wasacontemporaryoftheBuddha,Confucius,LaoTzu,andtheHebrewprophets...
religion (rɪˈlɪdʒən) n 1.belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny 2.any formal or institutionalized expression of such belief:the Christian religion. ...
At this juncture, it is extremely important to men- tion the role played by the Pāṇṭiya queen Maṅkaiyarkkaraciyār for the establishment of Śaivism as the religion of the Pāṇṭiya country, overthrowing Jainism. It is she who invites Campantar to Maturai and requests that ...
Inspite of the upheavals in the name of religion, India gives each person a platform to fight for their rights as per the constitution. Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism are the most prominent religions in the country. Indian Religions Every religion,...
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In the tradition of the Hindu religion, the lamps are meant to celebrate the victory of light over darkness and good over evil ( 邪恶 ). The holiday also celebrates the start of a new year in the Hindu calendar. But Diwali is an important festival in many other Indian religions as ...