Teachings Of Jain Religion

Thursday 1 March 2012

Posted by Prashuk Jain at 10:08

The Digambar Sub-Sects

The division of the Jaina religion into two sects was only the beginning of splitting the religious order into various sub-sects. Each of t...
The Digambar And Svetambara Sects

It is worthwhile to see what the exact differences between the Digambara and Svetambara sects of Jainism are. Literally, the monks of the ...
Meaning Of Jainism's

Literally Jina means a conqueror, that is, one who has conquered the worldly passions like desire, hatred, anger, greed, pride, etc. by one...
Tradition Of Tirthankara

As the Jinas possessed the supreme knowledge, they are called the Kevali-Jinas, i.e. the Jinas who attained the Kevala-jnana, that is, the ...
Ahimsa

he Jain ecological philosophy is virtually synonymous with the principle of ahimsa (non-violence) which runs through the Jain tradition l...
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Tattvas Of Jainism

The seven tattvas, i.e., principles of Jainism mentioned above are explained in Jaina religion as follows: Jiva The Jiva means atman, i....
Importance Assigned To Five Vratas

The second distinguishing feature of the ethical code prescribed for the Jainas is the importance assigned to the five main vratas or vows ...
The Svetambar Sub-Sects

Like the Digambara sect, the Svetambara sect has also been split into three main sub-sects: 1. Murtipujaka, 2. Sth...
Bibliography

Bhargave, Dayanand : Jaina Ethics, Delhi, 1968 Bool Chand : Lord Mahavira, Banaras, 1948 Brown, Percy : Indian Architecture, Bomba...