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Jains
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Jainism, founded in 6th century B.C. by a contemporary of Buddha,
is found primarily in India where there are an estimated 4 million
followers. Some 100,000 Jains live elsewhere in the world.
The name Jainism came from the Sanskrit "ji", meaning "to conquer"
and refers to the battle for ...
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INTRODUCTION.(Jainism.)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West
; Jainism is one of the three main religio-philosophical traditions to arise within India, along with Hinduism...kind of attention that has been directed toward the latter two traditions. Periodically, books on Jainism have been published, and articles on Jainism appear in scholarly journals, but these ...
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Essays in Jaina Philosophy and Religion.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...This volume arose out of the Aspects of Jainism international seminar held at Warsaw University...sections: Philosophy and Anekanta; Early Jainism, Buddhism and Ajivikism; Ethics and Monastic...in Sanskrit--gives a short overview of Jainism, which is interesting as an example of...
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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
; ...of a gentle and giving religion called Jainism. "We pray for uplifting of the soul but...many other Indian families," he said. "Jainism: a Religion of Non-Violence" is the seventh...American spirituality. The session on Jainism is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the...
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Before Buddhism And Before Hinduism, Too
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...to point out a mistake in The Post's otherwise excellent article on Jainism {Dec. 22}: Jainism is not "a Hindu sect resembling Buddhism," as noted by The Post's reporter. Jainism is a major religion of its own. In fact, it predates Buddhism and...
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Jains to talk about their beliefs at library Bartlett
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL)
; ...I believe in the nonviolent aspect of Jainism. I also believe in non-absolutism, which...which is a sect of the Hindu organization. Jainism is practiced by 4.2 million people in...State for research on world religions. Jainism is similar to Hinduism in some ways, but...
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 "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)")
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Jains eager to build temple in Weston and fulfill dream: Worshipers await OK from town to erect temple.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
; ...and discuss Jain philosophy after work. Jainism is an ancient Indian religion whose followers...engineer and a pioneer of the center. Jainism is believed to have sprouted about the...the world and philosophy than Hinduism. Jainism has no specific founder, but rather thirthankaras...
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A Jaina Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion. (Brief Reviews of Books).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...Laurie L. Patton. In his presentation of Jainism, Sharma omits all but a few passing references...Instead, he relies on overview treatments of Jainism from the middle of the twentieth century...large amount of significant scholarship on Jainism in Indian vernacular languages, nor does...
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Collected Papers on Jaina Studies.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...in serious and sustained scholarship on Jainism in North America. Already well established...Jaini then began to publish extensively on Jainism as well. In this volume, a collection...sides of the sectarian divide that splits Jainism historically and geographically into the...
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The Jains. Second Edition
Magazine article from: Internationales Asien Forum. International Quarterly for Asian Studies
; ...recommended unreservedly to any student of Jainism. The oldest and still most comprehensive work is Helmuth von Glasenapp's Der Jainismus: Erne Indische Erlosungsreligion (Berlin...translated into English under the title Jainism. An Indian Religion of Salvation (Delhi...
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Open Boundaries: Jai Communities and Cultures in Indian History. (Brief Reviews of Books).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...rhetorical: Who are the Jains? and What is Jainism? (p. 12). Merely to say that the Jains...its origins, before the time of Buddha, Jainism has come a long way in over two and a...states, provides a new perspective on Jainism, one of the oldest yet least-studied of...
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