The Sanskrit word Deva has multiple meanings in Jainism. In many places the word has been used to refer to the Tirthankaras (spiritual teachers of Dharma)...
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up Deva or deva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deva may refer to: Deva (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film Deva (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film Deva (2002...
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See also Devi, Deva (Hinduism) (a divine being or god in Hinduism), Deva (Buddhism) (a higher being in Buddhism) and Deva (Jainism) (a term used for...
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jnana), infinite power and infinite perception are regarded as God in Jainism. Jainism rejects the idea of a creator deity responsible for the manifestation...
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Kartika Purnima (redirect from Deva Devali)
December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as Tripurari Purnima or Deva-Deepavali, the gods's festival of lights. Karthika Deepam is a related festival...
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Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...
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Rishabhanatha (redirect from Rishabha Deva)
said to be the founder of Jainism in the present Avsarpini (a time cycle) by all sub-traditions and sects of Jainism. Jain chronology places Rishabhanatha...
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grown to a circumference of 60 mi. Deva Raya I was a patron of Kannada literature and architecture. Madhura, a noted Jain poet was in his court and wrote...
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Pārśvanātha, the twenty-third Jain tīrthāṅkara, complimenting Parshwa yaksha in Swetambara and Dharanendra in digambar the shasan deva. She is a yakshini (attendant...
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rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism. "Jain" is derived from the word Jina, referring to a human...
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Commons has media related to Bhandasar Jain Temple. Jainism in Rajasthan Dilwara Temples Ranakpur Jain temple Joshi & Deva 2007, p. 68. Das, p. 41. "Alphabetical...
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Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu...
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marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Deva (Sanskrit: देव, Sanskrit pronunciation: [de:vɐ]) means "shiny", "exalted"...
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Jain symbols are symbols based on the Jain philosophy. The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: Heavenly beings...
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according to Jainism. Jain cosmology considers the universe as an uncreated entity that has existed since infinity with neither beginning nor end. Jain texts...
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University of New York Press, ISBN 0-7914-1381-0 Jain, Champat Rai (1929), Risabha Deva - The Founder of Jainism, Allahabad: The Indian Press Limited, This...
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Gandharva (section In Jainism)
representing Śakra and the Trāyastriṃśa Devas. In Jainism, gandharvas are classed among the eight Vyantara Devas. The Tiloyapaṇṇatti provides a list of...
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Ishtadevata (redirect from Ishta Deva)
Ishta-deva or ishta devata (Sanskrit: इष्ट देव(ता), iṣṭa-deva(tā), literally "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa, "personal, liked, cherished, preferred" and...
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Mahavira (redirect from Jainism and Mahavira)
(Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira...
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अजीव non-soul). This basic premise of Jainism makes it a dualistic philosophy. The jiva, according to Jainism, is an essential part of how the process...
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Solar dynasty (redirect from List of Ikshvaku dynasty kings in Jainism)
significant place in Jainism, as twenty-two Tirthankaras were born in this dynasty. Origin Rishabhanatha (son of King Nabhi), the founder of Jainism in the present...
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Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara...
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is considered the authoritative Jain philosophy text by all traditions of Jainism. It has the same importance in Jainism as Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...
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Samavasarana (category Jainism stubs)
A to Z of Jainism, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810868212 Champat Rai Jain (1929). "X: THE SAMAVASARANA". Risabha Deva - The Founder of Jainism. K. Mitra...
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Kubera (category Jain minor deities)
and Jain pantheons. In Buddhism, he is known as Vaisravana, the patronymic used of the Hindu Kubera and is also equated with Pañcika, while in Jainism, he...
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to Jain temple, Naugaza. Jainism in Rajasthan Mahavira Jain temple, Osian Neelkanth temple Joshi & Deva 2007, p. 25. ASI. Joshi, Jagat Pati; Deva, Krishna...
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Philosophy eBook : Jain, Champat Rai : Amazon.in: Books". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 22 January 2024. Buy Risabha Deva. The Founder of Jainism Book Online at...
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domain. Champat Rai Jain 1929, p. 165-166. Upinder Singh 2016, p. 26. Jain, Champat Rai (1929), Risabha Deva - The Founder of Jainism, Allahabad: The Indian...
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