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    infinite perception. Such a soul is called siddha and is revered in Jainism. In Jainism, moksha is the highest and the noblest objective that a soul should strive...
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  • Moksha (/ˈmoʊkʃə/; Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism for various...
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  • Technology, New Delhi, India Moksha (Jainism), a Sanskrit or Prakrit term meaning liberation, salvation or emancipation of soul Moksha Records, an English electronic...
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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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  • 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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    Diwali in Jainism marks the anniversary of Nirvana (final release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of the...
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  • translation of the term bodhi ("awakening"} Moksha Moksha (Jainism) Kevala jnana, awakened knowledge in Jainism Divine illumination Enlightenment (window...
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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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    Saṃsāra (category Jain philosophical concepts)
    liberation in Jainism, particularly in the Digambara sect of Jainism; however, this view has been historically debated within Jainism and different Jaina...
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    inspiration to enable one to cross over from worldly engagement to the side of moksha. Jain tirthas are located throughout India. Often a tirtha has a number of...
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    Jainism has had a notable following in Gujarat. According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain. There are several...
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  • Nirvana may also refer to: Nirvana (Buddhism) Moksha (Jainism), the terms Nirvana and Moksha means same in Jainism Nirvana (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus...
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    (omniscient), and then attained moksha. In a Jain legend, Yasasvati Devi, senior-most queen of Rishabhanatha (first Jain tirthankara), saw four auspicious...
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    hell. Rama becomes a Jain muni and his soul attains moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death). Sita becomes a Jain sadhvi and is born into...
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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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    core concepts such as karma, ethical living, rebirth, samsara and moksha. Jainism places strong emphasis on asceticism, ahimsa (non-violence) and anekantavada...
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    (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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    a Pratyekabuddha in both Jainism and Buddhism, is a rare personality that is shared between Jainism and Buddhism. The Jain text Isibhasiyam mentions...
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  • Nirvana (category Moksha)
    Indian religions – Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. It refers to the profound peace of mind that is acquired with moksha, liberation from samsara...
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    Tirthankara (redirect from Jain Chaubisi)
    Men's View on Jainism". Jainism Literature Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021. Champat Rai Jain 1930, p. 78...
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  • how living beings may be liberated (moksha) from the cycle of death and rebirth (saṃsāra). A peculiarity of Jainism is to essentially associate several...
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    Siddhashila (category Moksha)
    and attain moksha. Such people are called siddhas after they discard their mortal body, hence the origin of the term. Kevala jnana Jainism and non-creationism...
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    all Jain ascetics of both the sects. Historians believe that a united Jain sangha (community) existed before 367 BCE, about 160 years after the moksha (liberation)...
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    karma since the beginning-less time. Moksha is the only way to be liberated from saṃsāra. According to the Jain text Tattvartha Sutra: (There are two...
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    Samayasāra (category Jainism stubs)
    Sarvārthasiddhi Moksha (Jainism) Jaini 1991, p. 33. Jain 2022. Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 73. Jain 2012, p. 1. Jain 2012, p. 3. Jain 2012, p. 91. Orsini...
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    (50) God in Jainism Jainism and non-creationism Śramaṇa Sangave 2001, p. 15. Sangave 2001, p. 16. Sangave 2001, p. 164. Rankin 2013, p. 40. Jain, S.A. (1960)...
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    Shikharji (category Mountains in Jainism)
    where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma) along with many other monks attained Moksha. It is one of the five principal...
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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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    Parshvanatha (category Indian Jain monks)
    popularly seen as a supreme propagator and reviver of Jainism. Parshvanatha is said to have attained moksha on Mount Sammeda (Madhuban, Jharkhand) popular as...
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    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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