Jainism

E9413
Dharmic religion Indian religion religion

Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Jainism canonical 404
Jain philosophy 3
Jains 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dharmic religion ⓘ
Indian religion ⓘ
religion ⓘ
associatedWith Mahavira ⓘ
believesIn karma ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ
corePrinciple ahimsa ⓘ
aparigraha ⓘ
asteya ⓘ
brahmacharya ⓘ
satya ⓘ
earlyTirthankara Tirthankaras ⓘ
surface form: Rishabhanatha
emphasizes asceticism ⓘ
non-violence toward all living beings ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
ethicalIdeal compassion for all beings ⓘ
hasConcept ajiva ⓘ
anekantavada ⓘ
jiva ⓘ
kevala jnana ⓘ
syadvada ⓘ
influenced Indian ethics ⓘ
Indian philosophy ⓘ
lastTirthankara Mahavira ⓘ
layFollowers Shravakas ⓘ
Shravikas ⓘ
majorFestival Mahavir Jayanti ⓘ
Paryushana ⓘ
majorSect Jainism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Digambara

Svetambara ⓘ
monasticOrder Jainism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jain monks

Jain nuns ⓘ
numberOfTirthankaras 24 ⓘ
originatedIn South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
populationCenter India ⓘ
populationEstimate around 4 to 5 million adherents ⓘ
rejects creator god ⓘ
reveres Tirthankaras ⓘ
ritualPractice pratikramana ⓘ
samayika ⓘ
scripture Agamas ⓘ
scriptureLanguage Prakrit ⓘ
symbol Dharma Chakra ⓘ
surface form: Jain hand with wheel

swastika ⓘ
teaches many-sidedness of reality ⓘ
non-possessiveness ⓘ
strict vegetarianism ⓘ
ultimateGoal liberation of the soul from the cycle of rebirth ⓘ
moksha ⓘ

Referenced by (418)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British India → majorReligions → Jainism ⓘ
India → majorReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Asia → containsMajorReligionOrigin → Jainism ⓘ
Gandhi Jayanti → relatedTo → Jainism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahimsa
Lotus → hasReligiousSignificanceIn → Jainism ⓘ
Devanagari script → associatedReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Jainism → majorSect → Jainism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Digambara
Jainism → monasticOrder → Jainism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jain monks
northern India → majorReligion → Jainism ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
northern India → historicalReligion → Jainism ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
Diwali → observedBy → Jainism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jains
law of karma → centralTo → Jainism ⓘ
law of karma → isInterpretedDifferentlyIn → Jainism ⓘ
Om → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Swastika → usedInReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Indians in South Africa → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Marathi people → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Ganesha → veneratedBy → Jainism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jains
Central India → religionMinority → Jainism ⓘ
Indology → studiesAspect → Jainism ⓘ
Dharma Chakra → usedInReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Western India → hasReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Varanasi → associatedReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Maurya Empire → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Kannada script → usedForSacredTextsOf → Jainism ⓘ
South India → majorReligion → Jainism ⓘ
West Bengal → minorityReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Rajputana Agency → religionMinority → Jainism ⓘ
eastern India → hasMajorReligion → Jainism ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern India
Gupta Empire → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Nagari script → associatedWithReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Indians → majorReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Tirukkural → religiousInfluence → Jainism ⓘ
Tamil people → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Yama → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Eastern religions → includes → Jainism ⓘ
Pampa → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Pampa → religionDepicted → Jainism ⓘ
Agamas → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Prakrit → associatedWithReligion → Jainism ⓘ
Indian philosophy → hasConcept → Jainism ⓘ
this entity surface form: syādvāda
Mahavira → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Shravikas → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Paryushana → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Svetambara → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Tirthankaras → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Tirthankaras → worshippedBy → Jainism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jains
Jain nuns → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Shravakas → religion → Jainism ⓘ
Mahavir Jayanti → religion → Jainism ⓘ