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Definition of Jainism

1. Noun. Sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism.

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Jainism

1. n. The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each.

Definition of Jainism

1. Proper noun. A religion and philosophy, originating in India, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to progress the soul towards divine consciousness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jainism

Jagganath Jagger Jaggs Jaghatai Jags Jah Jahan Jahannam Jahbulon Jahn-Teller effect

Jahnke's syndrome Jahvey Jahweh Jaime Jain Jainism (current term) Jainist Jainists Jains Jaipur

Jaipurhat District Jair Jaish-e-Muhammad Jaish-i-Mohammed Jak Jakarta Jakartan Jakartans Jake Jakes

Literary usage of Jainism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Religions of the Past and Present: A Series of Lectures Delivered by Members by James Alan Montgomery (1918)
"About the same time that Buddhism was founded, another very similar heretical sect arose, which is known as Jainism. It is said to have been founded by a ..."

2. India, Its Life and Thought by John Peter Jones (1908)
"Jainism is closely kin to Buddhism. It represents the same type of ... Jainism, on the other hand, has maintained itself as a distinct faith and now has ..."

3. India and Its Problems by William Samuel Lilly (1902)
"It survives there only in the form of Jainism—if indeed we are correct in regarding ... What is certain is that Jainism came into notice when Buddhism had ..."

4. History of India by Romesh Chunder Dutt, Vincent Arthur Smith, A. V. Williams Jackson, Stanley Lane-Poole, Henry Miers Elliot, William Wilson Hunter, Alfred Comyn Lyall (1906)
"CHAPTER XXXI HISTORY OF Jainism ... for long centuries, until Buddhism declined, while Jainism still continues to be a living faith in some parts of India. ..."

5. The Origin of Subjectivity in Hindu Thought by Ethel May Kitch (1917)
"Another heretical religion appearing at this time was Jainism. ... Jainism and Buddhism were only two of many heretical sects that sprang up about this time ..."

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