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Jain literature and Jainism

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Difference between Jain literature and Jainism

Jain literature vs. Jainism

Jain literature comprises Jain Agamas and subsequent commentaries on them by various Jain asectics. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

Similarities between Jain literature and Jainism

Jain literature and Jainism have 40 things in common (in Unionpedia): ABC-CLIO, Acharya (Jainism), Agra, Allahabad, Śrāvaka (Jainism), Śvētāmbara, Bhadrabahu, Bhutabali, Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, Champat Rai Jain, Delhi, Digambara, Historical Vedic religion, Jain Agamas, Jain cosmology, Jain monasticism, Jainism, Jinasena, Kannada, Karma in Jainism, Kundakunda, London, Magadhi Prakrit, Moksha (Jainism), Motilal Banarsidass, Nālaṭiyār, Nemichandra, New York City, Niyamasara, Pearson Education, ..., Puranas, Rishabhanatha, Routledge, Samavasarana, Samayasāra, Sangam literature, Tamil language, Tattvartha Sutra, Tirthankara, Umaswati. Expand index (10 more) »

ABC-CLIO

ABC-CLIO, LLC is a publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.

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Acharya (Jainism)

Āchārya means the Head of an order of ascetics.

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Agra

Agra is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Allahabad

Prayag, or Allahabad is a large metropolitan city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India, and the Allahabad Division.

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Śrāvaka (Jainism)

In Jainism, the word Śrāvaka is used to refer the Jain laity (householder).

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Śvētāmbara

The Śvētāmbara (श्वेतांबर or श्वेतपट śvētapaṭa; also spelled Svetambar, Shvetambara, Shvetambar, Swetambar or Shwetambar) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara.

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Bhadrabahu

Bhadrabahu was, according to the Digambara sect of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism (the other sect, Śvētāmbara, believes the last Shruta Kevalin was Acharya Sthulabhadra, but was forbade by Bhadrabahu from disclosing it).

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Bhutabali

Acharya Bhutabali was a Digambara monk.

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Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi

Civaka Cintamani (சீவக சிந்தாமணி) is a classical epic poem.

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Champat Rai Jain

Champat Rai Jain (1867-1942) was an influential Jain writer and comparative religion scholar of the 20th century who contrasted Jainism and Christianity.

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Delhi

Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.

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Digambara

Digambara ("sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvētāmbara (white-clad).

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Historical Vedic religion

The historical Vedic religion (also known as Vedism, Brahmanism, Vedic Brahmanism, and ancient Hinduism) was the religion of the Indo-Aryans of northern India during the Vedic period.

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Jain Agamas

Agamas are texts of Jainism based on the discourses of the tirthankara.

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Jain cosmology

Jain cosmology is the description of the shape and functioning of the Universe (loka) and its constituents (such as living beings, matter, space, time etc.) according to Jainism.

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Jain monasticism

Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Jinasena

Jinasena (8th century CE) was one of the several famous Digambara Acharya (head of a monastic order).

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Kannada

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka, and by significant linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and abroad.

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Karma in Jainism

Karma is the basic principle within an overarching psycho-cosmology in Jainism.

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Kundakunda

Acharya Kundakunda is a revered Digambara Jain monk and philosopher.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Magadhi Prakrit

Magadhi Prakrit (Māgadhī) was a vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan language, replacing earlier Vedic Sanskrit in parts of the Indian subcontinents.

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Moksha (Jainism)

Sanskrit or Prakrit mokkha refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death.

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Motilal Banarsidass

Motilal Banarsidass (MLBD) is a leading Indian publishing house on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, located in Delhi, India.

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Nālaṭiyār

The Nālaṭiyār (நாலடியார்) is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku anthology of Tamil literature.

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Nemichandra

Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravarty (fl. 10th century) was the author of Dravyasamgraha, Gommatsāra (Jivakanda and Karmakanda), Trilokasara, Labdhisara and Kshapanasara.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Niyamasara

Niyamasara is a Jain text authored by Acharya Kundakunda, a Digambara Jain acharya.

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Pearson Education

Pearson Education (see also Pearson PLC) is a British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well as directly to students.

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Puranas

The Puranas (singular: पुराण), are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories.

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Rishabhanatha

Rushabhanatha or Rishabhanatha (also, Rushabhadeva, Rishabhadeva, or which literally means "bull") is the first Tirthankara (ford maker) in Jainism.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Samavasarana

In Jainism, Samavasarana or Samosharana "Refuge to All" is a term for the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara.

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Samayasāra

Samayasāra (The Nature of the Self) is a famous Jain text composed by Acharya Kundakunda in 439 verses.

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Sangam literature

The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், Sanga ilakkiyam) is the ancient Tamil literature of the period in the history of ancient southern India (known as the Thamizhagam or the Tamilagam) spanning from c. 300 BCE to 300 CE.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians.

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Tattvartha Sutra

Tattvartha Sutra (also known as Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra) is an ancient Jain text written by Acharya Umaswami, sometime between the 2nd- and 5th-century AD.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a tirthankara (Sanskrit:; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Umaswati

Umaswami, also known as Umaswati, was an early 1st-millennium Indian scholar, possibly between 2nd-century and 5th-century CE, known for his foundational writings on Jainism.

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Jain literature and Jainism Comparison

Jain literature has 82 relations, while Jainism has 384. As they have in common 40, the Jaccard index is 8.58% = 40 / (82 + 384).

References

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