Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ascetic religion of India, founded in the sixth century BC, that teaches the immortality and transmigration of the soul and denies the existence of a supreme being.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The religious system of the Jains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called
jins , above the ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
religion andphilosophy , with a focus onnonviolence and personal effort to progress thesoul towardsdivine consciousness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
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Examples
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As Vivek rigthly pointed out, the information you have supplied regarding Jainism is way away from reality.
India Travelogue, Day 2: Delhi Nick Anthis 2006
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I am not a Christian like Assisi, but practice Jainism, which is often described as the world's oldest living religion, originating in India around 500 BC.
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Jainism, that is, about 500 B.C. or rather earlier.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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Addressing a gathering at the function, Mr. Prasad said that non-violence, the most powerful weapon in the world, was Jainism's contribution to the world, adding that time and again, Mahatma Gandhi had called Jainism his inspiration.
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Addressing a gathering at the function, Mr. Prasad said that non-violence, the most powerful weapon in the world, was Jainism's contribution to the world, adding that time and again, Mahatma Gandhi had called Jainism his inspiration.
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According to a party press release, he also called Jainism the most ancient Green Movement in world history.
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According to a party press release, he also called Jainism the most ancient Green Movement in world history.
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Pupils also learn about minority religions such as Jainism and Zoroastrianism.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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To the Westerner, an "atheistic religion" would be a contradiction in terms, but in Buddhism, Jainism and Carvaka dharma, there is no place for God as conventionally defined.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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To the Westerner, an "atheistic religion" would be a contradiction in terms, but in Buddhism, Jainism and Carvaka dharma, there is no place for God as conventionally defined.
Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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