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 Translation for 'Jainism' from English to French
relig.
jaïnisme {m} [aussi : jinisme]
Jainism [also: Jain Dharma] [ancient Indian religion]
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  • According to Jainism, "samyak darsana" (rational perception), "samyak jnana" (rational knowledge) and "samyak caritra" (rational conduct) collectively also known as "ratnatraya" or the "three jewels of Jainism" constitute the path to liberation.
  • The flag of Jainism has five colours: white, orange, red, yellow, green and blue.
  • According to Jains and Jainism texts, the first "Tirthankara" of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21 Tirthankaras of Jainism were born in this dynasty.
  • Herbert Warren, who studied Jainism under Gandhi and adopted the Jain religion, published a book on Gandhi's lectures titled "Herbert Warren's Jainism".
  • Both Jainism and Islam place value on ritual fasting.

  • Jainism explicitly denies existence of non-personal transcendent god and explicitly affirms existence of personal gods. All gods in Jainism are personal.
  • Even though Jain mysticism centers around "Atman" and "Paramatman" because it believes in the existence of soul, in Jainism, which accepts neither Vedic authority nor Monism, all enlightened souls are referred to as "Paramatman" and regarded as gods.
  • She also confirmed presence of Kundakunda, Kanji Swami, herself and Shantaben in their previous incarnations in the same assembly hall and heard the prophecy from Simandhara that Kanji Swami will be born on the Earth to reestablish correct interpretation of jainism and in future will be reborn as Tirthankara Suryakiriti in Ghataki Khanda of Mahavideha Kshetra while she herself and Shantaben will be reborn as his Ganadharas Devkirti and Chandrakirti respectively.
  • He has studied Jainism and the history of Jain society over four decades, authored several books on Jainism, and is one of the editors of the forthcoming Brill Encyclopedia of Jainism.
  • The principle of nonviolence seeks to minimize karmas which limit the capabilities of the soul. Jainism views every soul as worthy of respect because it has the potential to become "Siddha" (God in Jainism).

  • All of them migrated to India during the partition in 1947, thus ending the thousands of years of presence of jainism in the region.
  • The aphorism "Parasparopagraho Jīvānām" has been accepted as the motto of Jainism.
  • Ahimsa (non-violence), the central teaching of Jainism, means more than not hurting other humans.
  • The karmic process in Jainism is based on seven truths or fundamental principles ("tattva") of Jainism which explain the human predicament.
  • In Jainism, suicide is regarded as the worst form of "himsā" (violence) and is not permitted. [...] "Ahimsā" (nonviolence) is the fundamental doctrine of Jainism.

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