Nirgranthas
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Nirgranthas were the early followers of Mahavira who adhered to a strict ascetic interpretation of what later became Jainism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nirgranthas canonical | 1 |
| Terapanthi | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascetic order
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magadha
ⓘ
surface form:
Magadha region
|
| coreBelief |
karma
ⓘ
liberation (moksha) ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| corePractice |
asceticism
ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ renunciation ⓘ |
| cosmology |
belief in a beginningless universe
ⓘ
belief in eternal souls (jivas) ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on ahimsa
ⓘ
emphasis on austerities ⓘ strict interpretation of Mahavira’s teachings ⓘ |
| ethic |
celibacy for monks
ⓘ
non-attachment ⓘ non-possession ⓘ non-stealing ⓘ strict ascetic discipline ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| followed | Mahavira ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mahavira ⓘ |
| goal |
attainment of kevala (omniscience)
ⓘ
liberation from samsara ⓘ |
| historicalContext | contemporaneous with early Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Jains ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist Pali Canon
|
| nameMeaning | “free from bonds” ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
ethical rigorism
ⓘ
non-theistic ⓘ |
| region | ancient India ⓘ |
| rejected |
Vedic ritualism
ⓘ
authority of the Vedas ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousClassification |
heterodox Indian school
ⓘ
non-Vedic movement ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Mahavira’s teachings ⓘ |
| religiousRole | early Jain community ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shramana
ⓘ
surface form:
Śramaṇa tradition
|
| scripturalLanguage | Prakrit ⓘ |
| socialComposition |
lay followers
ⓘ
monks ⓘ nuns ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| viewedAsByBuddhistTexts | contemporaries of the Buddha ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Terapanthi