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HIST 1000-- Living Religions
World Regilions CH. 4
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Undergraduate 1
09/20/2007

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Tirthankaras(4)
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The great enlightened teachers in Jainism, of whom Maharriva was the last in the present cosmic cycle.
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Digambara(4)
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A highly ascetic order of Jain monks who wear no clothes.
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Svetambara(4)
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Jain order of monks who are less ascetic then the Digambara.
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Jiva(4)
Definition
The soul.
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Samsara(4)
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The continual round of birth, death, and rebirth.
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Ahimsa(4)
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Non-violence, a central Jain principle.
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Anekantwad(4)
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The Jain principle of relativity or open-mindedness.
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Aparigraha(4)
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Non-acquisitiveness, a major Jain principle.
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Muni(4)
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Jain Monk.
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