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| | Jainism Editorial @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) |
 | | Jainism is the only religion wherein all followers, both monks and practicing lay persons of all sects and traditions, are required to be vegetarian. | | | Jainism (pronounced in English as /ˈdʒeɪ.nɪzm̩/), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a religion and philosophy originating in the prehistory of South Asia. | | | For a discussion about the connections between Jainism and Buddhism see Jainism and Buddhism. |
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http://higherpower.org/encyclopedia/Jainism
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| | Jainism - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Jainism |
| | Jainism (jī`nĭzəm) [i.e., the religion of Jina], religious system of India practiced by about 5,000,000 persons. | | | , the total consequences of past acts, the soul attains nirvana nirvana (nērvä`nə), in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism, a state of supreme liberation and bliss, contrasted to samsara or bondage in the repeating cycle of death and rebirth. | | | Jainism, Ajivika Ajivika (äjē`vĭkə), religious sect of medieval India, once of major importance. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Jainism
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jainism |
| | Jainism bears a striking resemblance to Buddhism in its monastic system, its ethical teachings, its sacred texts, and in the story of its founder. | | | But the prevailing view to-day—that of Bühler, Jacobi, Hopkins, and others—is that Jainism in its origin is independent of Buddhism and, perhaps, is the more ancient of the two. | | | Of the reputed founder of Jainism we have but few details, and most of these are so like what we read of the beginnings of Buddhism that one is strongly led to suspect that here at least one is dealing with a variation of the Buddha-legend. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08269b.htm
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| | Jainism - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Jainism |
| | Jainism's sacred books record the teachings of Mahavira (c. | | | Jains number approximately 6 million; there are Jain communities throughout the world but the majority live in India. | | | Jainism practises the most extreme form of nonviolence (ahimsā) of all Indian sects, and influenced the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Jainism
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