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Jiva

________: Soul, which is completely individual, eternal and weighed down by karma, thus preventing its ascent to realms of bliss after death.

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Sallekhana

________: Fasting unto death, ideal form of death undertaken by both ascetics and laypeople, not considered suicide.

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Digambaras

________: Sky- clad sect of Jainism which focus on total nudity as clothing is seen as a form of attachment and therefore, women can not reach moksha.

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Swastika

________: A symbol in Jainism, with each arm symbolizing the four states of existence: heavenly beings, human beings, hellish beings, and the subhuman (plants and animals)

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Pratikramana

________: A ritual during which Jains repent for their sins and non- meritorious activities committed knowingly or inadvertently during their daily life through thought, speech or action.

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Caturmas

________: A holy period of four months from July to October, in which travel is curtailed and fasting is frequent.

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indigenous Indic culture

Beginnings of Jainism: Not known, but possibly rooted in ________ before Aryan and Vedic age.

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Dharma

________: The medium of motion that creates the condition for motion.

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Ahimsa

________: Nonviolence, to prevent new karma from accumulating.

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Rsabha

________: The first tirthankara of our current time cycle, also called Adinath.

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Siddhashila

________: A place one goes after obtaining moksha.

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Svetambaras

________: White- clad sect of Jainism which wear distinctive white garb, women are capable of moksha.

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Namaskara Mantra

________: Hymn to the twenty- four Jinas, which destroys all sinful karma and of all holies is the most holy.

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Pandita Marana

________: Someone who is not afraid of death and who accepts it willingly and at ease.

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Tirthankara

________: A saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow through meditation and self- realization, each was born at a time when humanity needed a new vision of religion, also known as a Jina.

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Shravanabelagola

________: An ancient pilgrimage centre and rock statue of Bahubali located in Karnataka, India, which is said to be the largest monolithic statue in the world.

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Kalpa Sutra

________: Scripture revered by the svetambara sect, which contains the life stories of the tirthankaras.

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Arihantas

________: Liberated beings.

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Loka

________: World /universe, which is without beginning or end and contains of the siddhashila of liberated jivas, the upper world of heavenly beings, the middle world of humans and animals, and the lower world of hellish beings.

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Anekanta

________: Refers to doctrine about metaphysical truths that states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects.

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Mahavira

________: The twenty- fourth and last Tirthankara, who became a follower of Parsva and renounced all his wealth, property and family to become an ascetic and achieved Kevala- Jnana.

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Adharma

________: The medium of rest that creates the condition of rest.

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Siddhanta

________: Jain scriptures compiled during 1000 years between death of Mahavira and Valabhi Council in 5th C, CE.

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Vardhamana

________: The given name of Mahavira.

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Siddh Loka

________: Abode of the liberated soul.

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Tapas

________: Heat, asceticism, to eliminate the old karma.

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Upangas

________: Scripture of the svetambara sect, meaning "subsidiary texts.

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Hagiography

________: The writing of the lives of saints.

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Malli

________: The nineteenth female tirthankara.

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Moksha

________: Liberation, release from the cycle of rebirths.

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Parsva

________: The twenty- third Tirthankara.

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Dipavali

________: A festival marking the anniversary of Mahavira's liberation, which is celebrated at the same time as the Hindu festival of the same name.

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Agamas

________: A collection of scriptures revered by the svetambara sect consisting of the angas and the kalpa sutra.

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Candragupta Maurya

________: The founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India who supported the Jain tradition.

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Angas

________: Scripture of the svetambara sect, meaning the limbs, thought to be lost by the digambara sect.

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Samyak Jnana

________: Right knowledge, opposite of false views.

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Anga Bahy Upangas

________: Scripture of the svetambara sect, meaning outside the limbs.

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One Sense Jivas

________: Microscopic organisms and plants, only sense is touch.

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opposite of passions

Samyak Caritra: Right conduct, ________.

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Acharyas

Spiritual leaders

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Achaurya

Non-stealing

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Adharma

The medium of rest that creates the condition of rest

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Agamas

A collection of scriptures revered by the svetambara sect consisting of the angas and the kalpa sutra

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Ahimsa

Nonviolence, to prevent new karma from accumulating

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Ajiva

Without soul

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Akasha

Space

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Anekanta

Refers to doctrine about metaphysical truths that states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects

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Anga Bahy/Upangas

Scripture of the svetambara sect, meaning outside the limbs

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Angas

Scripture of the svetambara sect, meaning the limbs, thought to be lost by the digambara sect

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Aparigraha

Non-possession

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Ardhamagadhi

A Middle Indian language used in Jain texts

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Arihantas

Liberated beings

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Asrava

Inflow of karma

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Beginnings of Jainism

Not known, but possibly rooted in indigenous Indic culture before Aryan and Vedic age

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Brahmacharya

Sexual purity

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Candragupta Maurya

The founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India who supported the Jain tradition

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Caturmas

A holy period of four months from July to October, in which travel is curtailed and fasting is frequent

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Cause of Passions

Previously accumulated karma, which ripens and gives rise to attachment, which leads to the passions

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Danas

Charity

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Devapuja

Worship of tirthankaras

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Dharma

The medium of motion that creates the condition for motion

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Digambaras

Sky-clad sect of Jainism which focus on total nudity as clothing is seen as a form of attachment and therefore, women cannot reach moksha

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Digha Nikaya

Long discourses of the Buddha

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Dipavali

A festival marking the anniversary of Mahavira's liberation, which is celebrated at the same time as the Hindu festival of the same name

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Five Auspicious Events in Mahavira's Life

Conception of Mahavira, birth, renunciation, enlightenment, and final release

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Five Great Vows

Ahimsa, achaurya, brahmacharya, satya, and aparigraha

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Five Types of Ajiva

Dharma, adharma, pudgala, akasha, and kala

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Five-Sense Jivas

Humans, with all five senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing

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Four-Sense Jivas

Flies, senses are touch, taste, smell, and sight

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Guru-Upasti

Veneration of teachers

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Hagiography

The writing of the lives of saints

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Jains

Followers of the Jina

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Jinas

Tirthankaras

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Jiva

Soul, which is completely individual, eternal and weighed down by karma, thus preventing its ascent to realms of bliss after death

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Kala

Time

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Kalpa Sutra

Scripture revered by the svetambara sect, which contains the life stories of the tirthankaras

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Kashayas

Four passions

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Kevala-Jnana

Omniscience

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Krodha

Anger

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Lobha

Greed

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Loka

World/universe, which is without beginning or end and contains of the siddhashila of liberated jivas, the upper world of heavenly beings, the middle world of humans and animals, and the lower world of hellish beings

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Maha-Vratas

Five great vows

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Mahamastabhiseka

Grand head anointing

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Mahavira

The twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara, who became a follower of Parsva and renounced all his wealth, property and family to become an ascetic and achieved Kevala-Jnana

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Malli

The nineteenth female tirthankara

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Mana

Pride

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Maya

Deceit

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Moksha

Liberation, release from the cycle of rebirths

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Murti

Image

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Namaskara Mantra

Hymn to the twenty-four Jinas, which destroys all sinful karma and of all holies is the most holy

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Nigoda

One-sense jivas, microscopic organisms

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One-Sense Jivas

Microscopic organisms and plants, only sense is touch

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Paap

Bad karma particles

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Panca Kalyanaka

Five auspicious events

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Pandita-Marana

Someone who is not afraid of death and who accepts it willingly and at ease

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Parsva

The twenty-third Tirthankara

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Pratikramana

A ritual during which Jains repent for their sins and non-meritorious activities committed knowingly or inadvertently during their daily life through thought, speech or action

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Pudgala

Matter

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Puja

Act of worship

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Punya

Good karma particles

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