Associations to the word «Jainism»
Noun
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Karma
- Confucianism
- Sutra
- Sect
- Dharma
- Judaism
- Rebirth
- Veda
- Yoga
- Nirvana
- Karnataka
- Pali
- Maha
- Islam
- Mantra
- Buddhist
- Cosmology
- Gujarat
- Jehovah
- Buddha
- Sanskrit
- Subcontinent
- Hindu
- Bce
- Pandit
- Fasting
- Christianity
- Deva
- Pilgrimage
- Religion
- Rajasthan
- Tenet
- Swami
- Rajput
- Gandhi
- Adherent
- Kara
- Follower
- Ism
- Guru
- Brahman
- Bihar
- Orthodoxy
- Siva
- Nun
- Liberation
- Chastity
- Ra
- Patronage
- Kerala
- Meditation
- Vow
- Maharashtra
- Bondage
- Islamic
- Birthplace
- Shiva
- Indus
- Gupta
- Brahma
- Doctrine
- Austerity
- Compassion
- Indra
- Vestige
- Kyrgyzstan
- Confucius
- Tradition
- Catholicism
- Hindus
- Monk
- Philosophy
- Scripture
- Kannada
- Mysticism
- Eternal
- Shri
- Yogi
- Ritual
- Deity
- Purification
Wiktionary
JAINISM, proper noun. A religion and philosophy, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to progress the soul towards divine consciousness.
Dictionary definition
JAINISM, noun. Sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism.
JAINISM, noun. Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.