Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia - Jainism
Jainism (pronounced in English as /ˈdʒeɪ.nɪzm̩/), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म) , is a religion and ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jainism And Other Religions
India has a rich history of diverse philosophies. The term Hindu includes followers of Vedic, Vaishnava, Shaiva and other traditions. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jainism And Indian Archaeology
Decipherment of Brahmi James Princep in 1788, permitted reading of ancient inscriptions in India, which established the antiquity of Jain...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism Worship: Sincere Prayer For Peace And Harmony  
In India, the day begins with worship. People pray, bow and meditate. Members of the Jain community all over India bathe, put on new c...   » Read the article

Article - Life And Death: The Art Of Self-management
Limited availability of resources and their limited potential is everybody's concern. But the Self within a human being has unlimited ...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: A Way To Cleanse
Jainism is an ancient religion, more ancient than what most of us are given to believe. Although a lot of people associate Jainism with L...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Jain Traditions
Liberation of women and gender equality is not the bedrock of Jainism. It grants a woman as much dignity, freedom of thought and opportun...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: The Jaina Theory Of Relativity
The Jaina Theory of Relativity The same man is regarded simultaneously as son, father, son-in-law, father-in-law, nephew, uncle, brother...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Pure And Simple Life
Even though the basic principles of Jainism are framed from the religious and spiritual point of view, you can find scientific reasons fo...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Lesya - Jaina Theory Of Coloured Destiny
The 'soul' metaphysics in Jainism has a very interesting colour-coded concept called the Lesya . According to Jainism, Lesya is determine...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: The Only True God Is Within Us
The word Jain originated from Jina , meaning victory, conqueror or liberator. The Jain philosophy centers round 'live and let live '. It ...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Mahavira, A Socialist
How is Mahavira (599 to 527 BC), one of the Tirthankars of the Jain religion, relevant to modern times? After all he lived in an age when...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Renewing Oneself Through Confession
Jainism continues to be a living faith in India, with adherents living in nearly every state, but concentrated mainly in Gujarat, Rajasth...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Malli � Woman Tirthankar
One of the several stories narrated in the sixth anga of the Jain scriptures is about Malli. Malli was the only woman among the twenty-fo...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Nayavada - Jaina View Of Reality
In the realm of Indian philosophical speculation, the contribution of Jainism is significant. Philosophical speculation, generally speaki...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Forgiveness Is A Virtue
Jains feel that the values like love, joy and peace can be achieved only through caring for others, understanding the pain of others and ...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: The Legend Of Dharmasthala
Eight hundred years ago, Dharmasthala was known as Kuduma in Mallarmadi, then a village in Dakshina Kannada. There lived lived a Jain chi...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Lord Mahavira And Meditation
Meditation was an integral part of Lord Mahavira's life. The Lord meditated deeply, both during his life as a householder and also during...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Mahavira - An Emperor Of The Inner Kingdom
Once a famous king came to lord Mahavira - his name was Prasenjit. He came to Mahavira and said, "I have everything that this world can o...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Karma And The Jain Art Of Living
The Jains understand karma, however, in quite a different fashion from the way this is understood in Western philosophy. Karma exists onl...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Let Truth Prevail
The Jain philosophy of Anekantavada (multitude beliefs) tells us that there are no absolute theories or formulae that can describe realit...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Indian Festivals - Mahavir Jayanti
The most important festival of the Jain community is Mahavir Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir. This is observed on the 13th...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Maths As Tool To Attain Mukti - Sacred Numbers
Sacred Numbers: Maths as Tool to Attain Mukti "I bow to that glorious Lord of the Jainas, who as the shining lamp of the know-ledge...   » Read the article

Article - Jainism: Right Faith, Right Knowledge And Right Conduct
The three fundamental tenets for Jains are: Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct. A pursuit of these goals involves modest livi...   » Read the article

Article - Jaina Kalpasutra: Jaina Kalpasutra - A Visual Treat
Jaina Kalpasutra - A Visual Treat The Kalpasutra is held in great honour especially by the Svetambara sect of Jainism. A work in Prakrit...   » Read the article

Article - Tension Of Opposites: Tension Of Opposites Central To Existence
Jainism: Tension of Opposites Central to Existence According to Acharya Mahaprajna, opposition is a fundamental rule for existence. &quo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Jainism
In Jainism, a tirtha may be Siddha kshetra: site of liberation of a Kevali (including Tirthankaras) like Ashtapad hill, Sammet Shikhar,...   » Read the article

Article - Dharma
Dharma (Sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths. Dharma forms the basis for philosophies, beliefs and practices ori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Universal History And Jain Cosmology
According to Jain beliefs, the universe was never created, nor will it ever cease to exist. It is eternal but not unchangeable, because i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Jainism: Encyclopedia - American Jainism
The Jains started arriving in significant numbers to the United States in the early 1970s. At the present time, there are a number of Jai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jainism
Jainism: (Jaina) (Sanskrit) An ancient non-Vedic religion of India made prominent by the teachings of Mahavira ("Great Hero"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahimsa: Encyclopedia - Ahimsa
Ahimsa is a religious concept which advocates non-violence and a respect for all life. Ahimsa (अहिंसा ahiṁsā) is Sanskrit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia - Religion In India
India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with one of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia - Carvaka
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Carvaka, also frequentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia - Samsara
In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and other related religions, samsara or saṃsāra refers to the concept of reincarnation or rebirth in In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasya: Encyclopedia - Tapasya
Tapasya is the principle and practice of physical and spiritual austerity and discipline to achieve a particular aim. A Sanskrit word, Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegetarianism And Religion: Encyclopedia - Vegetarianism And Religion
According to the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians, the majority of the world's vegetarians follow the practice for religious ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya (ruled 322–298 BC), also known as Sandrokottos to the Greeks, was the founder of the first imperial power in India,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indra: Encyclopedia - Indra
In Hinduism, Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka. He was also an important f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia - Diwali
Diwālī or Dīpāvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) is the Hindu Festival of Lights. For Jains it is one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia - Fasting
Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Jainism
Jainism Indian religion stressing noninjury, nonviolence, active love founded by Mahavira, 6th century   (See also: Jainism ,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism And Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism And Hinduism - Impact Of Jainism
However, Jain influence on ancient and classical Tamil culture is deep. For example, the seminal moral scripture of the Tamils called The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism And Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism And Hinduism - Unique Features Of Jainism
Over several thousand years, Jain influence on Hindu philosophy and religion have been considerable, while Hindu influence on Jain temple...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Jainism
Jainism A world religion begun as a reform movement of Hinduism. by Mahavira (b. 599 BC ) who denied the existence or worship of a sup...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Jainism
JAINISM (Sanskrit, jainas: "saint"): A major religion originating in India that has some similarity to Buddhism. Jainism doe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism And Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism And Hinduism - Jain-hindu Disputes
Despite a general doctrinal tolerance in the Hindu tradition, history shows instances of persecution against Jains such as in Tamil Nadu ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Jainism
Jainism: Non-orthodox form of Vedic/Aryan teaching, emphasizing non-violence.   (See also: Jainism ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahimsa: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahimsa - Ahimsa In Jainism
In Jainism, the ahimsa-vrata, or vow of ahimsa, is the first of the five mahavratas, or great vows. All animal life, and most plant life,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Jainism
Jainism: non-orthodox form of Vedic/Aryan teaching emphasizing non-violence   (See also: Jainism , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Jainism
Jainism A world religion begun as a reform movement of Hinduism. by Mahavira (b. 599 BC ) who denied the existence or worship of a sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Jainism
In Jainism, karma, anuva (ego) and the veil of maya are central. In Jainism, liberation from samsara is called moksha or mukti. ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism Vs. Lokayata
Carvakas cultivated a philosophy wherein theology and what they called 'speculative' metaphysics were to be avoided. The Carvakas accepte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Krishna - Krishna In Jainism
The most exalted fugures in Jainism are the 24 Tirthankaras. Krishna when he was incorpoarted into the Jain list of herioc figures presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - In Jainism
Dharma is natural. Jain Acharya Samantabhadra writes: "Vatthu sahavo dhammo" the dharma is the nature of an object. It is the nature of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - Diwali In Jainism
Lord Mahavira, the last of the Jain Thirthankaras, attained Nirvana on this day at Pavapuri. According to Jain tradition the chief discip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Hinduism Buddhism & Jainism Vs. Lokayata
Carvakas cultivated a philosophy wherein theology and what they called 'speculative' metaphysics were to be avoided. The Carvakas accepte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Christianity
Pilgrimages were first made to sites connected with the life, birth and crucifixion of Jesus. Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahimsa: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahimsa - Ahimsa In Hinduism
Ahimsa - Yoga. Yoga is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy, and as codified by Maharishi Patanjali in the seminal work Yoga Sutr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Buddhism
Gautama Buddha spoke of four holy sites that followers may seek. Lumbini birth place Sarnath (formally Isipathana) where he delivered hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Islam
Pilgrimage - Hajj. Pilgrimage to Mecca – the hajj – is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It should be attempted at least once in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Bahá'í Faith
A Bahá'í pilgrimage currently consists of visiting the holy places in Haifa, Akká, and Bahjí in Northwest Israel. Bahá'ís do not ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Judaism
Trade contacts between the Mediterranean region and the west coast of India probably led to the presence of small Jewish settlements in I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia Ii - Pilgrimage - Judaism
See related article Three pilgrim festivals. Within Judaism, the Temple in Jerusalem was the center of the Jewish religion, until its des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Hinduism
The adherents of Hinduism form the largest religious community in India, numbering over 900 million. See The Following Articles for More ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Buddhism
Buddhism, known in ancient India as Buddha Dharma, originated in northern India in what is today the state of Bihar. It rapidly gained ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In India - Christianity
Christianity, according to tradition (and now supported by recent research), arrived in India in the first century through the apostle Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandragupta Maurya - Chanakya
As a youth, Chandragupta was driven into exile by the reigning king of Magadha, a kinsman. In the course of his wanderings, he met the Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Madhavacharya And Carvaka System
Madhavacharya, the 14th century Vedantic philosopher from South India, for instance, starts his famous work The Sarva-darsana-sangraha wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandragupta Maurya - Origin Or Ancestry
The ancestry of Chandragupta is shrouded in mystery. Indian literary traditions connect him with the Nanda dynasty of Magadha. The Sanskr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasya: Encyclopedia Ii - Tapasya - Buddha And Mahavira
The meditation undertaken by Siddhartha Gautama and Mahavira, the founders of Buddhism and Jainism respectively, earns them the exalted s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandragupta Maurya - Chanakya
It is generally held that Chanakya was native of Magadha and was employed in the court of Dhana Nanda, the last king of Magadha. However,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandragupta Maurya - Expansion
When he took power, Chandragupta Maurya inherited a great army from his predecessor, which he continued to build upon until it reached a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandragupta Maurya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chandragupta Maurya - Expansion
When he took over Magadha, Chandragupta Maurya inherited a great army from his predecessor, which he continued to build upon until it rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - Date
The date of Diwali is based on the Hindu calendar, which has solar sidereal years and lunar months. It falls in the month of Kartika acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Buddhism
Samsara - Saṃsāra in Nikaya Buddhism. Whereas in Hinduism some being (ātman, jiva, etc.) is regarded as being subject to Saṃsāra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Brihaspati And Lokayata
It is said that the Hindu sage Brihaspati, the preceptor of the Vedic gods, founded and preached the Lokayata thought, though this involv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Religious Fasting
Fasting - The Bahá’í faith. In the Bahá'í Faith, fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá’í month of `Ala' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Lokayata On The Role Of Women
The Carvaka doctrines of equality and freedom preserved and enhanced the dignity of women. A woman's position in a world controlled by me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Medical Fasting
People can also fast for medical reasons, and this has also been an accepted practice for many years. One reason that people fast for med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - Significance In Hinduism
The festival marks the victory of good over evil. The Sanskrit word Deepavali means array of lights that stands for victory of brightness...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indra: Encyclopedia Ii - Indra - Indra In Hinduism
The Rig-Veda states, He under whose supreme control are horses, all chariots, and the villages, and cattle; He who gave being to the Sun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - The Five Days Of Diwali
Diwali is celebrated over five days in most of North India as: Diwali - First day. The first day of the festival is known as Dhan teras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - What Is Dharma?
Main Article: Dharma The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philoso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Hinduism
In some types of Hinduism, Saṃsāra is seen as ignorance of the True Self, Brahman, and thus the soul is led to believe in the reality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Samsara In Surat Shabda Yoga
In Surat Shabda Yoga, the purpose is to realize the individual's True Self (Self-Realization), True Essence (Spirit-Realization) and True...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Political Fasting And Hunger Strikes
Main article: Hunger strike Political fasts (today more commonly known as the hunger strikes) have been around since the early 1900s. One...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fasting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fasting - Physical Effects Of Fasting
When food is not eaten, the body looks for other ways to find energy, such as drawing on glucose from the liver's stored glycogen and fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diwali: Encyclopedia Ii - Diwali - Diwali In Sikhism
Sikhs also celebrate Diwali as the period during which the foundation stone for the Golden Temple was laid during in 1577. Diwali (also k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jainism And Indian Archaeology
Archaeological evidence such as various seals and other artifacts from the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3000–1500 BC) has been cited b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jain Symbols
Jains have few core symbols. One Jain symbol incorporates a wheel on the palm of the hand. The holiest one is a simple unadorned swastika...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Geographical Spread And Influence
It has been advanced that the pervasive influence of Jain culture and philosophy in ancient Bihar gave rise to Buddhism. The Buddhists al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Beliefs And Practices
On one hand, there are the monks, who practice severe asceticism and strive to make this birth their last. On the other hand, there are t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Overview Of Jain Dharma
Jain philosophy is a codification of eternal universal truths, which at times lapse among humanity, but later reappear through the teachi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jain Worship And Rituals
Jains have built temples where images of their Tirthankaras are venerated. Jain rituals can be elaborate and include offerings of symboli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Digambar And Shvetambar Traditions
It is generally believed that the Jain sangha became divided two major sects, Digambar and Shvetambar, about 200 years after the nirvana ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Overview Of Jain Dharma
Jain philosophy is a codification of eternal universal truths, which at times lapse among humanity, but later reappear through the teachi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Holy Sites
There are many Jain tirthas (pilgrimage sites) throughout India. Shikharji also know as Parasnathji located in Jharkhand state is held t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jain Contributions To Indian Culture
While the Jains are only 0.4% of the Indian population, their contributions to culture and society in India have been considerable. The J...   » Read the article