15. What Is Jainism? Religiously Literate podcast

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Definitions:

Jiva (soul): essence of every living thing, eternal and conscious

Kevala: omniscience, absolute knowledge of reality; enlightenment that terminates samsara

Digambara: one of the main Jain sects; characterized by monastic practice of nudity

Shvetambara: larger of the two main Jain sects; characterized by monastic practice of wearing white

Jina: "conqueror" or one who has overcome samsara

Tirthankara: a "bridge builder" or "maker of the ford"; one who has crossed over from the captivity of samsara to the world of enlightenment and freedom from rebirth

Five Great Vows

Do nor harm any living thing.
Speak the truth.
Do not steal.
Be chaste.
Renounce all possessions.

Vaughn, Lewis. Anthology of world religions: sacred texts and contemporary perspectives. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Partridge, Christopher, and Tim Dowley. A Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism. 1st ed. Vol. 5 of Brief Introductions to World Religions. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 2019. Copy the citation to clipboard

Gough, Ellen. “Jainism: An Introduction - By Jeffery D. Long.” Religious Studies Review 36, no. 1 (2010): 97. Copy the citation to clipboard

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