Meaning of Jainism in English:
Jainism
noun
mass nounA non-theistic religion founded in India in the 6th century BC as a reaction against the teachings of orthodox Brahmanism, and still practised there. The Jain religion teaches salvation by perfection through successive lives, and non-injury to living creatures, and is noted for its ascetics.
See also Svetambara and Digambara‘Like my religion of Jainism, Buddhism teaches this practice of patient restraint.’- ‘Jains celebrate the attaining of Moksha (Nirvana, or eternal bliss) by the founder of Jainism, Lord Mahavira.’
- ‘Even today Jainism is practiced in many parts of India especially in the State of Gujarat and parts of Karnataka.’
- ‘Nonviolence, ahimsa, the primary basis of vegetarianism, has long been central to the religious traditions of India - especially Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.’
- ‘Christianity emphasises the importance of love, compassion and service; Islam, the brotherhood of man and Jainism, compassion to all creatures great and small.’
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