Vitalism is at the core of Jain philosophy which separates Jiva (soul or life) from Ajiva (non-soul). According to Jain cosmology, the whole universe...

mechanism Vitalism (Jainism), the Jain teacher Mahāvīra's philosophy Vitality, life, life force, health, youth, or ability to live or exist VITAL (disambiguation)...

diets Sattvic diet Vegetarian cuisine Vegetarianism and religion Vitalism (Jainism) Vegetarianism and ecology Natubhai Shah 2004, p. 249. Laidlaw 1995...

project that he called Cosmic Vitalism, which seeks to think about the world from a Latin American perspective. Cosmic Vitalism posits life as the three-dimensional...

intake and those who support theories of vitalism, a doctrine that the origin and phenomena of life derive from a vital principle as distinct from a purely...

peculiarity of Jainism is to essentially associate several renunciatory liberating practices with the imperative of non-violence (ahiṃsā). Jainism and its philosophical...

articles related to Jainism. What links here is a special page for finding related articles (it is not entirely accurate though, enter Jainism for example, and...

Religions that recognize the existence of plant souls include Jainism and Manichaeism. Jains believe that plants have souls (jīva) that experience only one...

Nivedita Jain (9 June 1979 – 10 June 1998) was an Indian beauty contestant and an actress who appeared in Kannada films. She was crowned Miss Bangalore...

which are believed in Jainism to be essential for reaching siddha and moksha (liberation from rebirths, salvation). In Jainism, the ultimate goal of life...

Jainism made its own unique contribution to this mainstream development of philosophy by occupying itself with the basic epistemological issues. According...

Jain meditation (Sanskrit: ध्यान, dhyana) has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism along with the Three Jewels. Jainism holds that emancipation...

system which includes the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, Jainism and Buddhism: "[Jainism] does not derive from Brahman-Aryan sources, but reflects the...

reincarnation doctrine in Jainism differs from those in Buddhism, even though both are non-theistic Sramana traditions. Jainism, in contrast to Buddhism...

native Jains of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. Religion portal India portal Jainism in Maharashtra Jainism in Mumbai Jainism in North Karnataka Jainism in...

Verificationism - Verism - Vienna Circle - Virtue ethics - Vishishtadvaita - Vitalism - Voluntarism - Voluntaryism - Vivartavada Wahdat-ul-Shuhud - Wahdat-ul-Wujood...

towards animals of all forms. The Jain concept ahiṃsā or non-violence is the first in the basic set of Principles of Jainism. Psychologist Richard Ryder, former...

turmeric, etc since uprooting plants is considered as bad karma in Jainism. Jains also do not consume honey since it is considered as stealing food and...

households in 2011. The town is also notable in Jainism and Buddhism. It was the birthplace of the 20th Jain Tirthankar Munisuvrata, and is closely associated...

mahātmā has also been historically used for a class of religious scholars in Jainism; for the selected religious leaders in Theosophy; and for local religious...

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Śvetāmbara Terapanth is a sect of the Śvetāmbara Jainism that was founded by Acharya Bhikshu in Vikram Samvat 1817. Acharya Bhikshu believed in strict...

symbolizing sustenance for the divine in the idol. In Jainism, performing prana pratishtha in Jain temples is symbolic of the ideal qualities of the Tirthankaras...

music. The term matha is also used for 'monastery' in Jainism, and the earliest monasteries near Jain temples are dated to be from about the 5th-century...

on Kartika Purnima. The day of Kartika Purnima is very significant in Jainism. As devotees are kept away from worshipping their lord for four months...

Traditionally, in the Jaina and other Indian literature dealing with topics in Jain philosophy, this system of argumentation is referred to as Saptabhangivada...

Hinduism and Jainism. The fire ceremony has Vedic significance in the former, while it symbolizes the Tirthankaras, Ganadharas and Kevalins in Jainism. The mantras...

claimed that they were not ordinary criminals but political prisoners. In the Jain report, various people and agencies are named as suspected of having been...

Jainism and Buddhism, though he is sometimes called Pauma or Padma in these texts, and their details vary significantly from the Hindu versions. Jain...

countries, due to Jain settlers who immigrated there (mainly United Kingdom, United States, Canada and some African countries). Jainism is inclusive of...