Oct 20 Notes Cartes | Quizlet

Darshana

Seeing or viewing; exchange of vision.

Murti

Image in which deity is fully present; symbol of higher reality.

Puja

The ritualized form of devotional worship conducted by priests.

Arti

High point of Puja where the priest ignites a lamp and offers it to the deity.

Prasada

Food offered to a deity, returned to devotees as a blessing.

Samsara

The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth in Jaina beliefs.

Asceticism

Path of renunciation in Jaina traditions.

Karma

The law of moral cause and effect in Jaina beliefs.

Moksha

Liberation from the cycle of Samsara.

Right faith

One of the three jewels in Jaina beliefs.

Right knowledge

One of the three jewels in Jaina beliefs.

Right conduct

One of the three jewels in Jaina beliefs.

Nonviolence

The only path to liberation in Jaina beliefs.

Truth

A key vow in Jaina traditions.

Non-stealing

A key vow in Jaina traditions.

Celibacy

A key vow in Jaina traditions.

Non-possession

A key vow in Jaina traditions.

Jina

Enlightenment and omniscience in Jaina beliefs.

Tirthankaras

Venerated figures in Jaina traditions, also called 'builders of bridges' or 'ford makers.'

Ahimsa paramo dharma

Nonviolence is the supreme path in Jaina beliefs.

Renouncer

Only way to live a non-violent existence and overcome attachment.

Harmful acts

Intended or unintended actions that result in karmic bondage and attachment to the world, preventing the knowledge of true Self.

Intention

The importance of deliberate effort to avoid harm; unintentional harm results in a lighter kind of karma.

Chakravartin

A universal emperor who could have been a Jina, characterized by being crowned and bejeweled (Svetambara).

Arhat

An unadorned perfected being in a meditative state, detached from worldly life (Digambara).

Jiva

The soul, which is believed to be alive and equal in all beings, seeking to escape samsara.

Ajiva

Non-soul or that which is not alive; the goal of the Jain path is to disassociate jiva from ajiva.

Negative karma

Karma that results from violence and harmful actions, leading to entanglement in samsara.

Five Categories Of Jivas

Classification of beings based on the number of senses they possess, affecting the degree of harm they can inflict.

One sensed

Beings that possess touch only.

Two sensed

Beings that possess touch and taste.

Three sensed

Beings that possess touch, taste, and smell.

Four sensed

Beings that possess touch, taste, smell, and sight.

Five sensed

Beings that possess touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.

Material karma

Karma that can be auspicious (punya) or inauspicious (paap), both of which keep the soul trapped.

Auspicious karma

Karma that is considered good (punya) and can lead to pleasant results.

Inauspicious karma

Karma that is considered bad (paap) and can lead to unpleasant results.

Bondage

The state of being trapped by karma, preventing liberation and perpetuating the cycle of samsara.

Liberation

The ultimate goal of the Jain path, achieved only in human form by disassociating jiva from ajiva.