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port1 harbour, haven; town having a harbour. OE. — L.
portus (see
FORD), rel. to
porta (cf. next). In ME. prob. a new word — (O)F.
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INTRODUCTION.(Jainism.)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Jainism is one of the three main religio-philosophical traditions...toward the latter two traditions. Periodically, books on Jainism have been published, and articles on Jainism appear in scholarly journals, but these occurrences are...
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Striking a balance key to religion: ; Jainism will be explored as part of interfaith series
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 5/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of a gentle and giving religion called Jainism. "We pray for uplifting of the soul...other Indian families," he said. "Jainism: a Religion of Non-Violence" is the...American spirituality. The session on Jainism is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the...
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Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism. Edited by TARA SETHIA. Lala S. L. Jain...handful of concepts that have been recast as Jainism's contribution to the world's religiosity. One of these is Jainism as an inherently environmental religion...
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Jainism helped India to fight superstition: Manmohan Singh
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/27/2006; 573 words
; ...Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said that Jainism not only helped India to fight superstition...Institute of Jainology, Manmohan Singh said Jainism, which "rejected the rigidities of doctrines...spiritual matters. "The rational basis of Jainism has contributed to the growth of scientific...
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Jainism and Society
Magazine article from: Internationales Asien Forum. International Quarterly for Asian Studies; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Bronkhorst of the University of Lausanne, 'Jainism, window on early India', argued that Jainism, far from being an offshoot of Vedic religion...then spoke on 'The concept of society in Jainism' in canonical and medieval Jain literature...
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Jainism joins Singapore's inter-faith fold
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/5/2006; 358 words
; Singapore, March 5 -- Jainism, an ancient faith with roots in India...which the IRO checked to be sure that Jainism was not a sect or an offshoot of one...followers of the faith. By including Jainism, the IRO is sending a message that...
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COLUMN: Jainism's martial arts
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...specifically from the Jain perspective. Jainism is a religion that was founded in India...The reason I have chosen to convert to Jainism this week is because there exists within...violence can be in the same faith. Jainism's non-violent stance is so powerful...
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The Living Cosmos of Jainism: A Traditional Science Grounded in Environmental Ethics.
Magazine article from: Daedalus; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...encyclopedic collection of information. Jainism views animals and life itself in an utterly...individual life force in this process, Jainism develops an intricate accounting for the...ultimately responsible for its own destiny. Jainism provides one of India's most thorough...
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About Jainism.(The Orange County Register)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/16/2004; ; 668 words
; ...mental, physical and verbal nonviolence. Jainism is based on compassion for all life forms...ANCIENT FAITH'S VIEW ON ISSUES Jainism offers its believers answers to modern...acceptable. Q: How are women regarded by Jainism? A: Men and women are equal. Q: Does...
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About Jainism.
Newspaper article from: Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA); 9/15/2004; 669 words
; ...mental, physical and verbal nonviolence. Jainism is based on compassion for all life forms...ANCIENT FAITH'S VIEW ON ISSUES Jainism offers its believers answers to modern...acceptable. Q: How are women regarded by Jainism? A: Men and women are equal. Q: Does...
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Jainism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
JAINISM. Famous for its promotion of nonviolence...s two greatest dissenting religions, Jainism is currently professed by roughly 0.4...discipline underlies the division between Jainism's two main sects: the Shvetambaras...
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Jain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...ascetic religious tradition on Earth, Jainism is followed today by about 3.5 million...and Karnataka. Along with Buddhism, Jainism was one of several renunciatory movements...gradually died out in India, leaving Jainism as the only one with an unbroken succession...
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Reincarnation
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Buddhism and Hinduism. It also appears in Jainism and Sikhism, two faiths that grew out...Hinduism and are still practiced in India. Jainism shares with Hinduism a belief in many...with Hinduism. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all began in India, where...
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Jīva
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...between them: see JIVĀTMAN. In Jainism, jīva is one of two categories...va is central to an understanding of Jainism, because of the way in which it credits...life in all its forms which characterizes Jainism and is expressed in the keystone of Jain...
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Hinduism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...reality and finally union with God. Responses to Buddhism and Jainism In the middle of the first millennium BC, an ossified Brahmanism...heterodox, i.e., non-Vedic, systems, notably Buddhism and Jainism . The priestly elite responded by creating a synthesis that...
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