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Jainism   /dʒˈeɪnɪzəm/   Listen
Jainism

noun
1.
Sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism.
2.
Religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being.





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"Jainism" Quotes from Famous Books



... indicates, it is a cult for the worship of "The Victorious Ones," that is, men who by self-discipline have triumphed over their passions and have attained perfection. Buddhism succumbed to, and was absorbed by, a new militant Brahmanism, which we call Hinduism. Jainism, on the other hand, has maintained itself as a distinct faith and now has 1,334,148 followers. Like Buddhism, it is an agnostic religion, knowing no object of worship save the ...
— India, Its Life and Thought • John P. Jones


Words linked to "Jainism" :   sect, religion, ahimsa, religious order, Jainist, faith, religious belief, religious sect


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