Jainism Flashcards
1
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Jinas
A
- “conquerers”
- AKA tirthankaras (“forders”)
2
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Jiva
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- individual souls
- basic jainism: jiva have infinie knowledge
3
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Digambara
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- “sky-clad”
- insisted on being naked
- women were not allowed into monastic life, had to be reborn as men
4
Q
Jaina
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follower of the jinas
5
Q
ajiva
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- “non-soul”
- inert matter
- must separate jive to achieve moksha
6
Q
sallekhana
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fasting to death
7
Q
tirthankaras
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- “forders”
- someone who crosses a body of water
- crosses samara to achieve moksha
8
Q
Mahavira
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- Jina of the present age
- acts as model for followers
9
Q
what was maharivas life like
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- prince, precocious child
- 30 = gods told him to renounce crown
- 12 years of tapas
- attains enlightenment (kevala), believes in ahimsa (non violence)
10
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ahimsa
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- “non-violence”
- central practive of jainism
- “ahimsa is the highest form of dharma”
11
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kevala
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enlightenment
