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Each one of these fundamental principles are discussed and explained by Jain Scholars in depth. [3] There are two examples that can be used to explain the above principle intuitively. (1) A man rides a wooden boat to reach the other side of the river. Now the man is Jiva, the boat is ajiva. Now the boat has a leak and water flows in.
Jain emblem and the "Five Vows" Mahavrata (lit. major vows) are the five fundamental observed by the Jain ascetics. Also known as the "Five Vows", they are described in detail in the Tattvartha Sutra (Chapter 7) [4] and the Acaranga Sutra (Book 2, Lecture 15). [5] According to Acharya Samantabhadra’s Ratnakaraņdaka śrāvakācāra:
Jaina seven-valued logic is a system of argumentation developed by Jaina philosophers and thinkers in ancient India to support and substantiate their theory of pluralism.This argumentation system has seven distinct semantic predicates which may be thought of as seven different truth values.
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 ...
Jain ascetics are even more scrupulous regarding the vows, for example, regarding the first vow of ahimsa, they will often carry a broom or another tool to sweep the floor of small animals in front of them. [132] Jain texts further prescribe seven supplementary vows, including three guņa vratas (merit vows) and four śikşā vratas (training ...
Jain philosophy explains that nine (Śvetāmbara tradition) or seven (Digambara tradition) tattva (truths or fundamental principles) constitute reality. [1] These are: [2] jīva – the soul which is characterized by consciousness; ajīva – the non-soul; puṇya (alms-deed) – which purifies the soul and provide happiness to others
According to Jain epistemology, sense perception is the knowledge which the Jīva (soul) acquires of the environment through the intermediary of material sense organs. [5] This includes recollection, recognition, induction based on observation and deduction based on reasoning. [ 2 ]
Jīva (Sanskrit: जीव) or Ātman (/ ˈ ɑː t m ən /; Sanskrit: आत्मन्) is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. [1] As per Jain cosmology, jīva or soul is the principle of sentience and is one of the tattvas or one of the fundamental substances forming part of the universe.