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- noun a follower of
Jainism , a religion based primarily inIndia
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Examples
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Syādvāda, an ancient Jainist doctrine of 7-fold postulation, allows you a multiplicity of angles of seeing reality.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In various Buddhist and Jainist systems of thought, the apparent endorsement of Fa &
Contradiction Horn, Laurence R. 2006
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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
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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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