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/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/
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NOUN
- sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
- religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
How To Use Jainism In A Sentence
- It may be better to situate Jainism also as a dharmic tradition instead of referring it as a religion. Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Jain Dharma Goes Beyond Religion
- In Jainism, there is no worship of gods, goddesses or spirits.
- Followers of Jainism, a sister religion to Hinduism, defined a raju as the distance covered by a god in six months if he covers 100,000 yojana in each blink of his eye. HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID
- Jainism, which we describe as atheistic, and the colourless respectable religion of educated Chinese, become in their outward manifestations unblushingly polytheistic. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1
- The faiths represented were Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism and the Brahma Kumaris.
- Other religious groups include Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhist and Zoroastrian.
- It is the birthplace of four world religions--Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism--and one of the early homes of Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Islam.
- The highest ideal in Jainism is the wandering, possessionless, and passionless ascetic, which is why jinas are always depicted as mendicants or yogis.
- Unlike Buddhism, Jainism did not advocate conversion to its religion and it did not spread outside the country.
- It is the birthplace of four world religions--Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism--and one of the early homes of Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Islam.
