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  • noun a follower of Jainism, a religion based primarily in India

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Examples

  • Syādvāda, an ancient Jainist doctrine of 7-fold postulation, allows you a multiplicity of angles of seeing reality.

    Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: WYSIWYC 2010

  • Mindful eating - dating in its history to Jainist ahimsa-style ethical eating and Buddhist oryoki-style meditative eating - is more about noticing the Eater than paying attention to food.

    Open Your Mind Before You Open Your Mouth 2010

  • Mindful eating - dating in its history to Jainist ahimsa-style ethical eating and Buddhist oryoki-style meditative eating - is more about noticing the Eater than paying attention to food.

    Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Open Your Mind Before You Open Your Mouth 2010

  • Whether you're having Jainist mores, or enjoying Gina-ist mores, I hope you have them in abundances...

    BSNYC Pre-Holiday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Seeing my family is always a bittersweet experience, for my new life in New York City is in many ways at odds with that of my parents and my seventeen siblings, and I sometimes find myself chafing under their simple rural ways, conservative tastes, and strict Jainist mores.

    BSNYC Pre-Holiday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Seeing my family is always a bittersweet experience, for my new life in New York City is in many ways at odds with that of my parents and my seventeen siblings, and I sometimes find myself chafing under their simple rural ways, conservative tastes, and strict Jainist mores.

    Archive 2009-11-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • It's a Jainist form of dying called santhara in which a person who is aware of and entirely prepared for their death ceases to eat or drink.

    Verena von Pfetten: Step XIII Of My Spiritual Journey: In Which I Refuse To Fast 2008

  • In various Buddhist and Jainist systems of thought, the apparent endorsement of Fa &

    Contradiction Horn, Laurence R. 2006

  • On the question of the propriety of going about naked, the Jainist monks have for ages been split into two sects.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • According to Jainist tradition, the founder lived in the sixth century b.c., being either a contemporary or a precursor of

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

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