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Jainism (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ n ɪ z əm / JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, [1] is an Indian religion.Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha ...
Classification of Saṃsāri Jīvas (Transmigrating Souls) in Jainism.According to Sacred Jain text, Sarvārthasiddhi: "Immobile beings (sthāvara jīvās) possess the four vitalities of the sense-organ of touch, strength of body or energy, respiration and life-duration. [4] There are five classes of beings: One-sensed beings (Ekendriya Jiva) have:
In Jainism, godliness is said to be the inherent quality of every soul.This quality, however, is subdued by the soul's association with karmic matter. All souls who have achieved the natural state of Unlimited bliss, Unlimited knowledge (kevala jnana), Unlimited power and Unlimited perception are regarded as God in Jainism.
According to Jain texts, the 22nd tirthankara Neminatha lived about 84,000 years ago and was the cousin of Krishna. [1] The two main sects of Jainism, the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara sects, likely started forming around the 1st century CE, and the schism was complete by about the 5th century CE. [2]
Jainism and Hinduism are two ancient Indian religions. There are some similarities and differences between the two religions. [ 1 ] Temples, gods, rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism.
In Jainism, there are twenty-five yakshis, including Panchanguli, Chakreshvari, Ambika, and Padmavati, who are frequently represented in Jain temples. [10] Each is regarded as the guardian goddess of one of the present tirthankar Shri Simandhar Swami and twenty-four Jain tirthankara .
The 24 tirthankaras or Jinas, the legendary founding figures of Jainism in the present time cycle, are Arihants. All tirthankaras are Arihants, but not all Arihants are tirthankaras. [2] Siddha (Ashiri): The souls which have been liberated from the birth and death cycle. Acarya; Upadhyaya ("Preceptors") Muni or Jain monks
Pages in category "Jain mythology" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Ekendriya; I. Ikshvaku; P.