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WR--Jainism
DSST World Religions
Question | Answer |
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Ahimsa | Non-violence, a central Jain principle, includes respect for life and all living things. To the extent that some wear masks to prevent breathing in tiny insects and killing them. |
Aparigraha | The Jain principle of giving up all worldly things and human attachments. |
Digambara | A highly ascetic order of Jain monks who wear no clothes. Believe in total renunciation of worldly possessions. |
Jina | In Jainism, someone who has conquered attachment to the world and won victory of knowledge and enlightenment. Said to be 24 of them. AKA Tirthankaras. |
Jiva | The soul in Jainism. |
Samsara | The continual round of birth, death, and rebirth in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. |
Muni | A Jain monk. |
Tirthankaras | The great enlightened 24 teachers in Jainism, of whom Mahavira was the last. They are spiritual guides able to make a ford across the ocean of rebirth. AKA Jinas. |
Shvetambara | Jain order of monks and nuns who are less ascetic than the Digambara. Where white robes. |
Mahavira | Founder of Jainism. Former Hindu. |
Brahmacharya | To abstain from sexual activity |
Asteya | Not to steal |
Five Great Vows | Monks and nuns agree to these principles: Ahimsa, Asteya, Satya, Brahmacharya, & Aparigraha |
Satya | to speak the truth |