Jainism.
An ancient Dharmic religion, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to elevate the reincarnating soul towards moksha by liberating it from samsara.
Meaning & usage
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.
A nontheistic heterodox Indian philosophy
Where this word comes from
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.
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