Jainism & india

4.5Cosmology
4.6God
4.7Epistemology
4.8Salvation, liberation
5Scriptures and texts
5.1Influence on Indian literature
6Comparison with Buddhism and Hinduism
7Art and architecture
7.1Temples
7.2Pilgrimages
7.3Statues and sculptures
7.4Symbols
8History
Part of a series on
8.1Origins
8.2Political history
Jainism8.3Interaction with other religions
8.4Colonial era
9Jains in the modern era
10Reception
11See also Jain prayers[show]
12Notes
13References Philosophy[show]
13.1Citations
13.2Sources Jainism
Ethics[show]
14External links

Main principles[edit] The Jainfigures[show]

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Non-violence (ahimsa)[edit] Major sects[show]
Abbreviation
Main article: Ahimsa in Jainism
Jain
Texts[show]
ScripturePainting with the message Ahis Paramo Dharma ('non-violence Jain Agamas
is the highest virtue or religion')
Other[show]
Other name(s) Jain Dharma
The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes Ahimsa in Jainism. The word in the middle is ahimsa. The wheel represents the dharmachakra, which stands
Festivals[show]
The principle of ahimsa (non-violence or non-injury) is a fundamental tenet of Jainism. [6] It believes that one must abandon all violent activity, a

Jain texts such as Acaranga Sutra and Tattvarthasutra state that one must renounce all killing of living beings, whether tiny or large, movable
The idea of reverence for non-violence (ahimsa)Pilgrimages[show]
is founded in Hindu and Buddhist canonical texts, and it may have origins in more ancient Br
The theological basis of non-violence as the highest religious duty has been interpreted by some Jain scholars to "not be driven by merit from
Jainism
Late medievalportal
Jain scholars re-examined the Ahimsa doctrine when one is faced with external threat or violence. For example, they justified v
Non-absolutism (anekntavda)[edit] v
Main article: Anekantavada t
The second main principle of Jainism is anekantavada or anekantatva. This doctrine states that truth and reality is complex and always ha
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The anekantavada premise of the Jains is ancient, as evidenced by its mention in Buddhist texts such as the Samaaphala Sutta. The Jain A
In contemporary times, according to Paul Dundas, the anekantavada doctrine has been interpreted by many Jains as intending to "promote a
Non-attachment (aparigraha)[edit]
Main article: Aparigraha
The third main principle in Jainism is aparigraha which means non-attachment to worldly possessions.[36] For ascetics, Jainism requires a vow