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Jiva (Sanskrit: जीव, IAST: jīva), also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism. The word...

Jīva (Sanskrit: जीव) or Ātman (/ˈɑːtmən/; Sanskrit: आत्मन्) is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. As per Jain cosmology, jīva...

Temples, gods, rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism. "Jain" is derived from the word Jina,...

Saṃsāra doctrine differs between Jainism and other Indian religions. Soul (jiva) is accepted as a truth, as in Hinduism but not Buddhism. The cycle of rebirths...

on asceticism, Middle Way versus Anekantavada, and self versus non-self (jiva, atta, anatta). Jainism is an ancient religion whose own historiography...

Look up jiva, jiwa, or जीव in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jiva is the immortal essence of a living organism in Hinduism and Jainism. Jiva, Jīva, or Jiwa...

Shaivism. He explains the concept of karma in Hinduism by distinguishing it from that of Buddhism and Jainism, which do not require the existence of an external...

According to Jain doctrine, the universe and its constituents—soul, matter, space, time, and principles of motion—have always existed. Jainism does not support...

doctrines of Jainism are mutually contradictory premises. According to Santaraksita, Jains state that "jiva is one considered collectively, and many considered...

Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE...

Karma has long been an essential component of Jainism, and other Indian religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. It is believed generally that an...

existence: the living, conscious, or sentient beings (jīva) and the non-living or material entities (ajīva). Jain texts discuss numerous philosophical topics such...

period for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, followed by "a turning point between the Vedic religion and Hindu religions," during the Epic and Early Puranic...

between 800 BCE and 200 BCE, is "a turning point between the Vedic religion and Hindu religions", and a formative period for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism....

Teacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family...

IAST: Kṛṣṇa [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ]) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He...

Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara...

Hymns 6-8, Ātman (Buddhism) Ātman (Jainism) Ishvara Jiva (Hinduism) Jnana Moksha Spirit Tat tvam asi Tree of Jiva and Atman Definitions: Oxford Dictionaries...

मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation...

religions. In Jainism, it means asceticism (austerities, body mortification); in Buddhism, it denotes spiritual practices including meditation and self-discipline;...