Jainism en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- Sanskrit जि (ji)der. Sanskrit जिन (jina)vṛd. Sanskrit जैन (jaina)bor. English Jain Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jainism From Jain + -ism.
Meanings
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An ancient Dharmic religion, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to elevate the reincarnating soul towards moksha by liberating it from samsara.
Jainism is similar to other eastern religions in believing in reincarnation.
I know enough about Jainism to know that Jains are some of the most extreme vegetarians around.
2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 55:
- A nontheistic heterodox Indian philosophy
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pt jainismo (religion and philosophy) · gl xainismo (religion and philosophy) · bo གཅེར་བུ་བའི་ཆོས་ལུགས (religion and philosophy) · mk џаинизам (religion and philosophy) · gu જૈન ધર્મ (religion and philosophy) · tr Jainizm (religion and philosophy) · bho जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · bua Джайнай шажан (religion and philosophy) · nn Djainismen (religion and philosophy) · sat ᱡᱳᱭᱱᱳ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ (religion and philosophy) · my ဂျိန်းဘာသာ (religion and philosophy) · sh džainizam (religion and philosophy) · kn ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮ (religion and philosophy) · ko 자이나교 (religion and philosophy) · fr jaïnisme (religion and philosophy) · tl Hainismo (religion and philosophy) · eo ĝainismo (religion and philosophy) · mr जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · ne जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · pl dżinizm (religion and philosophy) · th เชน (religion and philosophy) · de Jainismus (religion and philosophy) · sa जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · da jainisme (religion and philosophy) · hu dzsainizmus (religion and philosophy) · new जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · or ଜୈନ ଧର୍ମ (religion and philosophy) · el Ζαϊνισμός (religion and philosophy) · blk စေင်းဘာႏသာႏ (religion and philosophy) · bn জৈন ধর্ম (religion and philosophy) · ta சமணம் (religion and philosophy) · ar جَايْنِيَّة (religion and philosophy) · sd جين ڌرم (religion and philosophy) · si ජෛනාගම (religion and philosophy) · ky Жайнычылык (religion and philosophy) · mai जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · uz Jaynizm (religion and philosophy) · dv ޖައިނިޒަމް (religion and philosophy) · sv jainism (religion and philosophy) · he ג׳ייניזם (religion and philosophy) · vi Kỳ Na giáo (religion and philosophy) · it jainismo (religion and philosophy) · nl Jaïnisme (religion and philosophy) · fi jainalaisuus (religion and philosophy) · tcy ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮ (religion and philosophy) · hy ջայնիզմ (religion and philosophy) · nb Jainisme (religion and philosophy) · mn Жайнизм (religion and philosophy) · sk džinizmus (religion and philosophy) · vi Jaina giáo (religion and philosophy) · cmn 耆那教 (religion and philosophy) · fr djaïnisme (religion and philosophy) · hy ջայնականություն (religion and philosophy) · pnb جین مت (religion and philosophy) · pa ਜੈਨ ਧਰਮ (religion and philosophy) · hif Jainism (religion and philosophy) · hi जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · ur جین مت (religion and philosophy) · yue 耆那教 (religion and philosophy) · ta சைனம் (religion and philosophy) · wuu 耆那教 (religion and philosophy) · fa جین (religion and philosophy) · anp जैन धर्म (religion and philosophy) · fr jinisme (religion and philosophy) · ar جَيْنِيَّة (religion and philosophy) · shn သႃႇသၼႃႇၵျဵၼ်း (religion and philosophy) · mnw ဇိနဘာသာ (religion and philosophy) · sl Džainizem (religion and philosophy) · uk джайнізм (religion and philosophy) · kk Джайнизм (religion and philosophy) · ru джайнизм (religion and philosophy) · ja ジャイナ教 (religion and philosophy) · es jainismo (religion and philosophy) · el Τζαϊνισμός (religion and philosophy) · ml ജൈനമതം (religion and philosophy) · te జైనమతము (religion and philosophy) · ps جاينيزم (religion and philosophy) · as জৈন ধৰ্ম (religion and philosophy) · eo ĝajnismo (religion and philosophy) · ca jainisme (religion and philosophy)