Jainism
US/ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/
Jainism proper noun: an ancient Dharmic religion, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to elevate the reincarnating soul towards moksha by liberating it from samsara.
Proper noun
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.
- 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
Jainism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Jainism in Hindi
- religion and philosophy
- जैन धर्म jain dharm
Jainism in Tamil
- religion and philosophy
- சைனம் caiṉam, சமணம் camaṇam
Jainism in Marathi
- religion and philosophy
- जैन धर्म jain dharma
Jainism in Urdu
- religion and philosophy
- جین مت jain mat
More languagesFewer languages
- Jainism in Bengali
- জৈন ধর্ম jōin dhormo
- Jainism in Telugu
- జైనమతము jainamatamu
- Jainism in Malayalam
- ജൈനമതം jainamataṁ
- Jainism in Kannada
- ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮ jaina dharma
- Jainism in Punjabi
- ਜੈਨ ਧਰਮ jain dharam
- Jainism in Gujarati
- જૈન ધર્મ jain dharma
- Jainism in Odia
- ଜୈନ ଧର୍ମ jaina dharma
- Jainism in Sanskrit
- जैन धर्म jaina dharma
- Jainism in Sinhala
- ජෛනාගම jaināgama
- Jainism in Assamese
- জৈন ধৰ্ম zoin dhormo
- Jainism in Nepali
- जैन धर्म jaina dharma
- Jainism in Pashto
- جاينيزم
- Jainism in Tagalog
- Hainismo
- Jainism in Arabic
- جَيْنِيَّة jayniyya, جَايْنِيَّة jayniyya
- Jainism in Persian
- جین
- Jainism in Thai
- เชน cheen
- Jainism in Vietnamese
- Kỳ Na giáo, Jaina giáo
- Jainism in Myanmar
- ဂျိန်းဘာသာ gyin:bhasa
- Sindhi
- جين ڌرم jẽ dhrm
- Dhivehi
- ޖައިނިޒަމް jainizam̊
Origin of Jainism
From Jain + -ism.
Words formed from Jainism
- Jainatva
Questions about Jainism
- What does Jainism mean?
- Jainism means an ancient Dharmic religion, with a focus on nonviolence and personal effort to elevate the reincarnating soul towards moksha by liberating it from samsara.
- What is Jainism in Hindi?
- Jainism in Hindi is जैन धर्म (jain dharm). See Jainism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jainism?
- Jainism is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jainism?
- Jainism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/ (US).
Words near Jainism in the dictionary
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