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| means “non-violence”, or the absence of desire to harm any life forms. A fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and doctrine. |
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| a wandering monk, one that renounces the world and leads an ascetic life for the purpose of spiritual development and liberation. |
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| four-fold Jain order consisting of Sadhus, Sadhvis, Shravaks, and Shravikas |
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| meaning “the conqueror” or “the victorious” referring to one who had conquered the worldy passions by one’s own strenuous effort. |
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| non-embodied formless gods. A soul who is permanently liberated from the transmigratory cycle of birth and death. |
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| a human being who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance. |
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| a monk who is one of the five revered panch-paremeshtis, and thus worthy of worship. Suri is equivalent to Acharya. An Acharya is the highest leader of a Jain order. He is the final authority in his monastic order and has the authority to ordain new monks and nuns. He is also authorized to consecrate new idols, although this authority is sometimes delegated to scholars designated by him. |
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| a hymn of praise, a type of popular devotional literature |
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| meaning “Great Hero”, referring to the Indian sage Vardhamana who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. Considered to be the 24th Tirthankar. Founded Jainism |
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| literally means “Sky-clad” or ‘clothed in the quarters of the sky’. A monk that belongs to the Digambar Jain sect will not wear clothes, they will be naked just as the Jinas. |
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| unlike Digambara (sky-clad), Svetambara follows wear white clothes. |
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