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OM SOUND OF
DIVYADHWANI
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM
KALPA
VRAKSHA
DINESH VORA
JAIN
UNIVERSE
First edition - October 2011
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JAMBUDWIPA
The swastika is among the holiest of Jain symbols. Worshippers use rice grains to
create a swastika around the temple altar. The holiest symbol is a simple swastika. A
Jain swastika is normally associated with the three dots on the top accompanied with
a crest and a dot
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NAMES
CHINHA OR SYMBOL
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Bull or Ox (Bell)
Elephant (Haathi)
Horse (Ghoda)
Monkey (Bandar)
Red Goose (Kronch Pakshi)
Lotus (Kamal)
Swastika
Chandrama (Moon)
Crocodile (Magarmaccha)
Kalpavriksha (Ficus Religiosa)
Rhinoceros (Genda)
Female Buffalo (Bhaisa)
Shukar
Falcon (Baaj)
Vajra (Thunderbold)
Deer (Haran)
He-Goat (Bakra)
Fish (Maachhali)
Jar (Kalash)
Tortoise (Kachhua)
Blue Lotus (Haraa Kamal)
Conch (Shankha)
Snake (Naaga)
Lion (Siha)
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beliefs, the universe was never created, it is self managed, and it will
never cease to exist. Therefore, it is shaswat (eternal) from that
point of view.
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SAMARPANA
Jai Jinendra
This publication Terminology of Jainism designed to serve as
is dedicated to my wife Saroj whose continuous insistance for Jain
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INDEX
(1) MANGLCHARAA - (Auspicious Initiation)
(2) ALPHABETIC LISTING - A TO Z
Page
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
16
62
72
78
92
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95
101
103
Page
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
106
113
130
134
143
158
159
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S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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244
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Swastika
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TWENTY FOUR
TITHANKARS
(culture)
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Namo Arihantama
- Obeisance to Arihants
Namo Siddhama
- Obeisance to Siddhs
Namo iriyama
- Obeisance to chryas
Namo Uvajjhyama
- Obeisance to Updhyyas
Namo Loe Savva Shuama
- Obeisance to all Sdhus of the Universe
Eso Pancha Namukkro
- This five-fold Obeisance Mantra
Savva Pvappasao
- Destroys all sins and obstacles
Mangalam Cha Savvesim
- And of all auspicious repetitions
Paddhamam Havaee Mangalam - Is the first and foremost
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Lord
Tirthankara
Shree Kanji
Swami
Simandhara
[3] Followed by CHATT RI MANGALAM - (Fourfold Auspiciousity) One time
Swami
Chattri Mangalam
- Fourfold is the auspicious;
Arinhanta Mangalam
- The auspicious is Arihanta;
Siddha Mangalam
- The auspicious is Siddha;
Shu Mangalam
- The auspicious is Sdhu;
Kevali Pannatto Dhammo Mangalam
- The auspicious is the religion expounded by omniscient Jineswars.
Chattri Loguttam
- Fourfold is the best in the universe;
Arihanta Loguttam
- The best in the universe is Arihanta;
Siddha Loguttam
- The best in the universe is Siddha;
Shu Loguttam
- The best in the universe is Sdhu;
Kevali Pannatto Dhammo Loguttam
- The best in the universe is the religion expounded by omniscient Jineswaras.
Chattri Saraam Pavvajjmi - Fourfold is the source of refuge;
Arihanta Saraam Pavvajjmi - The source of refuge is Arihanta;
Siddha Saraam Pavvajjami - The source of refuge is Siddha;
Shu Saraam Pavvajjami
- The source of refuge is Sdhu;
Kevali Pannatto Dhammo Saraam Pavvajjami
- The source of refuge is the religion expounded by omniscient Jineswaras.
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CHOUMUKHI
PARASWANATH
ACHARYA
[4] Followed by BHAAVA NAMASKAARA - (Bowing with Adored feelings) One time
Mangalam Bhagawna Veero
Mangalam Gautamo Gai
Mangalam Kundkundryo
Jaindharmo-a-stu Mangalam
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[6] Start the Jain function, swadhyaya, process, ceremony, writing, reading etc.
JAIN LAXMIDEVI
SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA
JAIN SARSWATIDEVI
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A (Alphabetic listing A)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Aabhaasa ()
Fallacy (Bhrama)
Aabhinibodhika gnaana
Aachaara
Aachaarya
Aacharana
Aacharvu
Aadaana
Aadaana bhaya
Aadaana nikshepana samiti
Aadaan-pradaana
Aadanda
Aadara
Aadhaara
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Aadhaarabhuta
Aadhi ( )
Aadhina
Aadi
Aadiman
Aadinaatha Risabha ( )
Aadinnadana
Aagama
Aagama pramaana
Aagamaabhaasa
Aagamana
Aagnaa
Aagnaa ruche
Aahaara
Aahaara daana
Aahaara hetu
Aahaara mudraa
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Aahaara sangnaa
Aahaara varganaa
Aahaaraka
Aahaaraka kaayayoga
Aahaaraka labdhi
Aahaaraka samudghaata
ahaaraka sharira
Aahaarana
Aahvaana
Aakaasha
Aakaasha dravya
Aakaashgami
Aalochanaa
Aankichanya
Aanupurvi puva
Aapta
Aaraa ()
Aaraadhanaa ()
Aaradhaka
Aarambha
arambhi hinsa
Aaratee ()
Aarjava
Aarta
Aarta dhyaana
Aarya
Aarya desa
Aarya-staya
Aarya-vachana
Aasaadana
Aasana
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Aasana-pana-khadim-swadim
Aashrama
Aashrava
Aashrava anupreksaa
Aashrava bhaava
Aashravadvara
Aashrava-nirodha
Aashraya
Aasthaa
Aatam-raksaa
Aatam-rupa
Aatma hita
Aatma linataa
Aatma prasansaa
Aatma vaadi
Aatmaa
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Aatmaa aashrita
Aatmaa bhaava
Aatmaa bhuta
Aatmaa dhyaana
Aatmaa gnaana
Aatmaa gnaani
Aatmaangula
Aatmaanubhava
Aatmaartha
Aatmabhraanti
Aatmabhuta laksana
Aatma-chikitsaka
Aatma-gata
atma-gnaana
Aatma-nindaa ( )
Aatmapada
Aatma-parinaama
atma-purushaartha
Aatmarthi
Aatmasaata
Aatmasama
atmasanyam
Aatmasiddhi
Aatmasraya doshha
Aatmasukha
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Based on soul
Dispositions of the self
Integral; Identical
Engrossed in self meditation
Self consciousness
Self enlightened
Breadth of self finger; 108th part of body height; A
length unit
Self experience
The interest or benefit of the soul
A wrong sense about self (soul) or not knowing the
ones own self
Inseperable differentia
Self-Doctor
Subjective
Realization of the self
Self-condemnation; Selfdeprecation
Moksha or salvation
Subjective modes
Personal spiritual effort
Aspirant for soul
Aatma grahana; To learn the knowledge by soul
Self-subduer
Self-constraint
Self-realisation
Self dependence flaw
Inner happiness
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Aatmaswarupa
Aatmavaada
Aatmavikaasa
Aavaarya
Aavaasa
Aavashyaka
Aavasyakaparihani
Aavirbhaava
Aavirbhoota
Aavrata
Aayambila
Aayu
Aayu-karma
Aayushya
Abaadhaka
Abaadhakaala
Abandha
Abhaasa
Abhaava
Abhaksya
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Nature of Soul
Doctrine of soul
Self-upliftment
Appropriate to cover
Residential dwellings
Essential Duties; Essentials; Dispassionation
devices; Scriptures
Regular performance of dispassion devices/essential
duties.
Appearance
Realize
To cover
An austerity with single item food; Tasteless food.
Age; Longevity; Life-span
Karma that determines the span of a given lifetime;
Longevity-determining karma
Longetivity; An aghati karma that determines how long
you will live
Unrestrained; Unimpeded
(1) Induction period; (2) Quiescence; (3) The time
karma has not come to active state i.e it is dormant; (4)
It refers to the duration of time between the bondage of
the karma and the fruition of the karma i.e., the potential
state of the karmic effect
Non subject to bondage
Non-language
Non-existence; Negation; Absence; Non-being
Non-edible
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Abhavya
Abhavya jiva
Abhaya
Abhayadaana
Abhayantara tapa
Abheda
Abhi
Abhidheya
Abhigama
Abhigata
Abhigraha
Abhigrahika
Abhigrahita ()
Abhiksna
Abhilaashhaa ()
Abhimukha
Abhimukhataa
Abhinandananaatha
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Abhinibodha/mati
Abhinigraha
Abhinivartana
Abhiniversa
Abhipraaya
Abhirama
Abhisambhuta
Abhisanjata
Abhisava
Abhishheka ()
Abhitaapa ()
Abhiyogi bhavanaa
Abhiyukta
Abhudaya
Abhutartha
Abhyaantara
Abhyaantaropadhi
Abhyaanugata
Abhyakhyaana
Abhyutthana
Abrahma
Abrahmacharya
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Abrahmavarganaa
Abudhdhi gochara
Achakshu
Achakshu darshana
Achaksudarsanavarana
Achaksurdarshana
Achala ()
Achala matra
Achalataa
Achalavali
Achalavali
Achalekya
Achamaka
Achamla
Acharitra
Acharvatva
Achaurya
Achauryanuvrata
Achelaka
Achestaa
Acheta
Achetana
Achintya
Abandonment of incontinence
Cannot be perceived at the intellect level
Non-ocular
Non-ocular perception; Non-visual or non-ocular
conation
Non-visual conation obscuring
Perception by means of the senses other than visual
Invariant; Stable; Everlasting; Immutable; Action less;
Immovable; Indisputable; Absolute; Undeniable
Invariant Mass
Being immobile
Invariant trail
The time of incapability of fruition; Fruitional
incapability period
Clothlessness
Boiled water
Sour food; Single item food; Light food
Devoid of right conduct
Good conduct quality
Non-stealing
Vow of non theft; Vow of non-stealing
Monk without cloth; Non-clothed; A-clothed
Without activity
In-animate; Non-living; Lifeless
Inanimate; Insentient; Non consciousness;
Insentient; Material; Inanimate; Non metal
(1) Inconceivable; (2) Incomprehensible; (3)
Inconceivable form or action; (4) Beyond thinking and
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Achitta
Achittakarana
Adarshana
Adarshana parisaha
Adattadana
Adattadanavirati
Adattahara
Adavaita
Addhasamaya
Addhi
Adesa
Adeya
Adhaha
Adhahakarma
Adhaka
Adhakala
Adharma
Adharmadravya
Adharmashtikaaya
Adheya
Adhhi
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Adhigama
Adhigama para
Adhigama sva
Adhikarana
Adhikaraniak
Adhisahana
Adhobhaaga
Adhogati
Adholoka
Adholoka siddha
Adhovadhika
Adhovyatikrama
Adhruva anupreksa
Adhruvabandha
Adhruvabandhini
Adhruvagrahi
Adhruvodaya
Adhvana
Adhyaana
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Adhyaasa
Adhyaatma
Adhyaatma yogi
dhyaatmika
Adhyaropa
Adhyavadaya
Adhyavasaana
Adhyayana
Adrasta
gaanavichaya
Agala
Agamya
Agarha
Agari
Agati
Aghaati
Aghaatiya
Aghaatiya-karma
Aghanadhara
Agnaana
Agnaana chetna
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Attribution; Superimposition
Spiritual conduct; Spiritual looking
Spiritual person
Pertaining to study of Soul or Theological study;
Spiritual
Attribution; Superimposition
Mental effort
Determinate cognition, thought condition, determination
Lecture; Chapter; Study
Past Karmas; Providential; Providence
Doctrine oriented righteous meditations; Contemplation
on Jina instructions
Premature realization; Gulp
The reason which can not be known or told or described
Nonblaming
Householder
Absence of motion
The four types of karmas whose powers are much
milder than those of the four-ghati karmas. These
powers end at the end of a life.
Non-destructive
Non-dustructive Karma
Non-cube sequence
(1) Ignorance due to the perversity of attitude which
arises due to the rise of jnanavaraniya karma; (2)
Ignorantial flow; (3) Ignorance; (4) Ne-science; (5)
False cognitive
Nescient conscious; Karma and karma phal chetna
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Agnaana mithyaatva
Agnaana nivratti
Agnaana parisaha
Agnaana vrata
Agnaanavaada
Agnaani
Agnaanika-mithyaatva
Agnaapini bhaasa
Agnaatabhaava
Agni
Agnikaayika
Agraheeta
Agrahita mithyaatva
Agrantha
Agra-pinda
Agravija
Agupta
Agurulaghu
Agurulaghuguna
Agurulaghutva
Agyaana
Ahamenra
Ahetu
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Ignorant belief
Cessation of Ne-science
Ignorance; Affliction
Vow of an ignorant
Agnosticism; Ignorantism; Ignorantialism
One devoid of right knowledge
Wrong belief due to indiscrimination
Instructional language
Unknowingliness
Fire
Firebodied
Natural
Intuitional perversity; Inborn wrong belief
Unfettered; Possessionless
Mendicantal first-set food
Grafting
Restrained
(1) Not too light or not too heavy; (2) It refers to the
absence of the two characteristics of heaviness and
lightness; (3) Non-gravity-levity
It is the characteristic, which expresses neither the
lightness nor the heaviness as in the case of the
characteristics of the soul. It is infinite in character.
Property of constancy; Property of individuality;
Constancy of individuality
Ignorant; Lack of knowledge
Non graded celestial beings
Fallacy
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Ahimsaa
Ahimsaa dharma
Ahimsaa paramo dharma
Ahinsaa
Ahinsaa anuvrata
Ahinsaa vrata
Ahita
Ahobhaava
Ailaka
Aindriyaka
Airihya
Aishwarya
Aishwarya mada
Ajaghanya
Ajara
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Ajaraamara
Ajitanaatha
Ajiva
Ajivadhikaarana
Ajivaka
Ajivkaaya
Akaama ()
Akaama marana
Akaamanirjaraa
Akaama-nirjaraa
Akaayaa
Akaayikaa
Akaka mrityu
Akalpya
Akara
Akarma
Akarmabhumi
Akarsa-vikarsa
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Akasaaya
Akasaaya vedaniya
Akevali chhadmastha
Akhanda
Akhyaata
Akhyayaka
Akinchanya
Akinchitkara
Akinchitkara- hetvabhasa
Akirna
Akrandana
Akriyaavaada
Akrosa
Aksa
Aksara
Aksarsruta
Aksata
Aksaya
Aksaya tritiya
Aksepani kathaa
Akshaprati
Akshaya
Aksina-mahanasa mahalaya rddhi
Aksipragrahi
Akulataa
Alankaara
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Passion- free
Passion-free feeling karma
Non-omniscient
Indivisible
Propounded
Omenist
Non-attachment; Possessionlessness; Nonthingness;
Unattached; Non-possession
Inert, Indirectly active
Useless fallacy; Inconsequential fallacy
Pervasive
Crying
Non-actionism
Reproach
Soul; Axis
Eternal; Alphabet
Alphabetically originated scriptures
Uncooked rice; An offering
Inexhaustible; Indestructible; Immortal
Immortal Third
Blaming tales
Related to soul or knowledge
Undecaying; Non-prerishable
Miraculous power of never ending foods/residence.
Delayed-grasping
Perplexity; Mystified; Confused; Unhappiness
associated with restlessness; Disturbed
Ornamentation; Ornament
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Alapa
Alapaka
Alaukika
Alevada
Alobha parisaha
Alochanaa
Aloka
Aloka-aakaasha
Alokaakaasha
Alokita-pana bhojana
lokti
Alpaakshari
Alpabahutva
Alpachelaka
Amanaska
Amantrini bhaasa
Amari
Amarsa-ausadha rddhi
Amarsana
Ambara
Amechaka
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Description methods
Connected sentences
Unusual; Supernatural; Rare; Superwordly; Postwordly; Extraordinary
Non-sticky
Non-greed affliction
Confession; Critical self examination (for expiation),
repentation; Self-deprecation.
Light; Vision; It is space beyond the world; It is the
limitless space
Totally empty space
Unoccupied space; A-cosmic space;
The empty infinite space;
Outside the universe, i.e. Non-universe (Lokaakaasha);
Lokaakaasha is called the Universe
Drinks; Food and drinks under light
Dinner
Of very few letters or words
Relative comparision; Relative numerical strength
Few-clothed; Meagerly clothed
Without mind; Devoid of mind; Non-rational
Addressal language
Sacrificial prohibition; Killing prohibition; Prohibition
of animal sacrifice
Superpower of medication
Intolerance
Supreme meditation
Unitary pure; Relating to or characterized by or aiming
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Amnaya
Amogha
Amoortika
Amrita
Amudh drastic
Amurta
Amurtattva
Anaachaara
Anaachaaraniya
Anaadeya
Anaadi
Anaahaara
Anaahrata
Anaarya
Anaatma
Anaayatana
Anabhigrahita
Anabhigrahita mithyaatva
toward unity
Tradition; Revision
Immutable; Not subject or susceptible to change or
variation in form or quality or nature
Formless i.e. without touch, smell, taste and shape
Nectar of heaven
(1) Unblurred vision; (2) Non stupidity in the omniscient
lords, scriptures and enlightened teachers; (3)
Undeluded view;
Not perceivable by any human or life form sense; Non
corporeal; Without form; Can not be perceived by
senses; Formless; Non-material; Non-tangible
Abstract: Non-corporeality: Non-tangibility: Nonmateriality: Imperceptibility
Miscounduct
Disrespect
A karma; Unpleasant look
Beginning-less; Withoug a beginning; Eternal
Absence of food; Without food; Non-food
A fault of disrespecting the guru
Non-aryan; Lmpious; Non-cultured
Non-self; Alien to soul
Praise the gods/goddesses leading to destruction of
right knowledge; Perversity; Non-receptacle.
Non-deliberate
Mithyatva is the perversity of attitude, which arises due
to wrong teaching and due to the clinging of wrong
teaching. This is the perversity of attitude, which arises
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Anabhoga kriya
Anadhyavasaya
Anadinidhana
Anagara
Anagara dharma
Anaikantika
Anakanksi
Anakara
Anakara upyoga
Anakara upyoga
Anakaropayoga
Anakul
Anala
Anana
Ananga krida
Ananta
Ananta- aanand
Ananta darshana
Ananta gnaana
Ananta guna
Ananta sukha
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due to the belief that all other views, and theories are
equally true.
Natural/involuntary activity
Inconclusiveness; Indecision; Inattention;
indeterminate cognition; Uncertainty
Neither beginning nor the end and is eternal
Homeless ascetic
The rule of life prescribed for the monks; Mendicant
discipline
In-conclusive
Devoid of desire
Indeterminate; Formless
By (the help of) senses, mind and visual (conation)
detail less apprehension of substances lasting for one
antar muhurt is attention without form
Indeterminate cognition
Indeterminate upayoga i.e. darsanopayoga.
Not perplexed; Not confused; Calm; Self possessed;
Happiness without restlessness
Fire
Infinite
Un-natural sex
Endless or infinite, for instance, kevalajnana is ananta.
Infinite bliss
Infinite perception
Infinite Knowledge; Infinite cognition
Infinite times; Infinite attributes
Infinite bliss
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Anantaanubandhi
Anantaanubandhi kasaaya
Anantabhaga
Ananta-chatushtaya
Anantakayika vanaspati
Anantanaatha
Anantanantanuka
Anantanuka
Anantara
Anantavirya
Ananta-virya
Ananupurvi
Ananya
Ananya bhaava
Anapavadyaka
Anapavartana
Anapavartaniya
Ana-pranaparyapti
Anarghya
Anarpana
Anartha
Anartha danda vrata
Anarthakya
Anasada
Anasakti
Anasana
Anasrava
Anasvadya
Anatikramniya
Anativrtti
Anatmabhuta laksana
Anavadya
Anavastha
Anayana prayofa
Anayatan
Anda
Andaaja
Andaja
Aneka
Anekaanta
Anekaantavaada
Anekachitta
Anekantika hetu
Anekantika hetvabhasa
Anekatva
Aneka-vaadi
Anesana
Anesaniya
Anga
Anga vidyaa
Angaara
Angabaahya
Angapravista
Angapuja
Angopaga nama karma
Angopanga
Angula
Anidana
Anikachita
Anima
Anindriya
Anirvachaniya
Anishtasamyoga
Anisrta-grahi
Anistanivratti
Anistasanyoga
Anittham-svarupa
Anitya
Anitya-anupreksa
Anitya-avaktavya
Anityata-vipaaka
Anitya-vaada
Anivratti
Anivratti baadara
Anivratti karana
Aniyata-aachaari
Aniyatagami
Anjaana mithyaatva
Anjana churna
Anjasa
Anju
Annapananirodha
Anookampaa
Anrta
Ansavatara
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Minifying
Non-sense-organ; Mind; Quasi-sense/Salvated soul;
Mind i.e. no-indriya or one which is not sense
Inexpressible in words
Distaste
Unexpressed-grasping
Removal of or seperation from undesirable.
Undesirable accidence
Irregular configuration
(1) Impermanent; (2) Non-eternal; (3) Transient
(4) Transitory; (5) Mortal
Reflection on transitoriness
Trasient-cum-indescribable
Uncertain fruition
Non-eternalism; Transitorialism
Advanced; Non-abstinence
Non-eradication of gross passions
Ninth stage; Superessing certain deluding karma
Unrestricted wanderer; Indefinite wanderer
Indefinite wanderer
Ignorance
Kaajala or The eye beauty or medicinal paste
Truly
Straight-forward
Without holding foods/drinks
Compassion; Piety
Falsehood
Minor incarnation
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Anta
Anta dipaka
Antahkarana upsama
Antar muhurta
Antar vyaapti
Antara
Antaraatmaa
Antaraatmaa
Antar-Aatmaan
Antaraaya
Antaraaya
Antaraaya karma
Antarabhaava
Antaralagati
Antaranga
Antaranga parigraha
Antarbheda
Antardhana rrdhi
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Aspects or attributes
Throwing light up on an idea at the end, verb standing at
the end of the sentence.
Internal subsidence
A time of appx. 48 minutes or less
Internal concommittance
Interval: Distance
Inner Self; Non deluded Soul; Inner looking Soul
Engaged in spiritual pursuit
Inner soul; Interior self
A Ghati karma that obstructs the strength of a soul;
Causing imopediments
Obstruction; Discrimination; Interruption
Obstructive Karma; Karma which determines and
obstructs the inherent energy of the soul. For instance,
it obstructs the activity of giving alms etc
Interval between death and rebirth
Transmigratory motion
Internal within self or soul
There are fourteen. Mithyaatva, Krodha or anger, Maan
or pride, Maayaa or fraud, lobha or greed, Hasya or
laugh, rati sensual pleasure, parati, shoka or grief,
bhaya or fear, Jugupsaa or intense dislike, striveda,
purushveda, and napuamshakveds.
Discriminative science; Sscience of differentiation
between self(soul) and non-self (others) called bheda
Vigyaana; The science of separation of soul and body
Power of invisiblisation
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Antariksa
Antatakarana
Antatva anupreksa
Antimagraasa
Antyadravya
Antyasthula
Antyasuksma
Anu
Anubhaaga
Anubhaagabandha
Anubhava
Anubhaya yoga
Anubhoga
Anubhuti
Anu-brahma vrata
Anuchintana
Anudharma
Anudirta
Anudisa
Anugaami
Anugama
Anugraha
Anujivi
Anukampaa
Anukrama
Anukrsti
Anukul
Anuloma
Anumaana
Anumata
Anumati
Anumatityaga-pratimaa
Anumiti
Anumodan
Anumodanaa
Anup urvi pascat
Anupama
Anuparivartana
Anupa-sanhari
Anupatt
Anupcharita
Anupcharita asad bhut naya
Anupcharita sad bhut naya
Anupreksa or Anuprexa
Anupuvi
Anupuvi yathata tatha
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Succession; Order
Subsequent tract
Coincide; Comfortable; Congenial; Favorable;
Aggrable; Confirmable; Friendly; Kind; Well disposed.
Natural order
Right logical deductions and inference
Approved; Assented to; Permitted; Allowed;
Agreeable; Pleasant; Loved; Beloved; Cconcurred
with; Being of one opinion; Entice others to act
Assent; Permission; Approbation
Model stage of refraining from household activity
Inference
Supporting; Applauding; Praising; Aprroval
Praise
Reverse order
Incomparable; Excellent; Best; Matchless
Rotation
Inconclusive fallacy
Unacceptable elements by soul e.g. light, discourses
etc.
Literal; Factual
Informal non existent purport meaning
Informal existent purport meaning
(1) Reflection of learning and hearing; (1) Bhaavanaa;
(2) Self-conteplation i.e. Thinking with rationalizing; (3)
Contemplation, absorb in meditative state
Serial; Serial order; Order
Irregular order
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Anuradh
Anuradha
Anurupa
Anusanchita
Anusarana
Anushhna
Anusilana
Anusochana
Anusreni gati
Anusthaana
Anutata
Anut-kasayi
Anutkrasta
Anutseka
Anuvichi bhaashana
Anuvichi yachana
Anuvrata
Anuvratadhari
Anuvrati
Anuvratis
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Anuyaayee
Anuyoga
Anuyoga dvaara
Anvaya
Anvayarth
Anvaya-vyatireka
Anvaya-vyatireki udaaharana
Anvesana
Anya-drastisanstava
Anyathaa
Anyathaavrutti
Anyathanupapatti
Anyatirthika
Anyatva
Anyatva bhaavana
Anyonya
Anyonyaabhaava
Anyonyaghatana hetvabhasa
Apa
Apa dhyaana
Apa varga
Apaadaana kaaraka
Apaasara
Follower
Exposition; Disquisition; An elaborate analytical or
explanatory essay or discussion
Disquisition door; Gateway of disquisition
Logical continuance; Affirmation; Cohort of monks;
Even if something is there to think how if it is there
Meaning of verse in prose
Positive and negative; Affirmation-cum-negation.
Affirmative-cum-negative; Illustration.
Pursuance; Search
Praising the alien view; Praising heterodoxy.
Otherwise; Except it
The upyoga or activity of self or soul is prevailing
otherplace not within itself.
Otherwise impossible
Heretic; Alien creedar; Alien viewer
Seperateness
The aloneness of Soul
Mutual
Mutual non-existence; Absence of mutual modification
of matter in each other
Mutual dependent fallacy
Water
Evil thinking
Emancipation; Salvation
Producer
Temple without idol; A place of worship for Jain
Swetaamber faith
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Apadhyana
Apadinna
Apakarsana
Apakarsana kala
Apakarshha
Apakshapat
Apalaapa
Apaliptamana
Apana
Apar guru
Aparaadha
Aparakrama
Aparatva
Aparibhuta
Aparigaha anuvrata
Aparigrah vrata
Aparigraha
Aparigrahita gamana
Aparihin
Aparimarjita
Aparimita
Aparinaami
Aparisesa
Aparisravita
Aparivartmana madhyama
Aparyaapta
Aparyapti
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Evil thought
Without guile
Decrease in the intensity of the karmic effect
Attenuation period
The determination for longevity for next life
Impartiality
Unattachment
Unattached mind
Inbreath; Anusal air
Superior guru e.g. Gandhaar etc.
Guilt
Fast by weak
Posteriority; Inferiority; Non-precedent; Non-priority
Unsurpassed
Minor vow of non-possession
Vow of non-possesson
Non-possession; Non-attachment; Nonpossessiveness; One of the mahavrats and anuvrats.
Enjoying unauthorised woman
Perfect
Un-sweeped; Uunswept
Without measured or measurement. Unproportional
Unchanging
Whole; Complete
Non-flowing purificational quality
Unreturnable; Unchanging medium
Incomplete; Non-completioned; Non-developed.
Non-complition; A namakama; Non-developedness.
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Apasaranakala
Apasiddhanta
Apasmara
Apauruseya
Apavaada vesa
Apavarga
Apavartana
Apavartana sankramana
Apavartaniya
Apavartya
Apaya
Apaya
Apaya vichaya
Apayasha
Apayavichaya
Apayopayadarsi
Apekshaa
Apekshita
Apinda prakrati
Apoha
Apokayika
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Regression Period
Erroneous doctrine/conclusion.
Epilepsy
Divine; Supra-humanly
Exceptional garb
Liberation; Salvation
Hastening; Attenuation; Time reduction; It is the
transformation or the decrease in the states and
intensities of the effects of bondage
It is the process of the reduction of the experience and
the effects of the karmic intensities.
Time reducible
It is the premature realization of the ayukarma as in the
case of death by accident or poisoning.
Perceptual judgement
(1) Perceptual judgement (2) It refers to the stage of
perceptual experience (indriya pratyaksa).
Cogitational meditation on worldly troubles.
Defamation
Self-dependence oriented righteous meditation
Preceptor
Consideration of; Reference; Expectation; Regard;
Depend; Anticipation
Considered; Referred to; Expected; Required;
Wished; Wanted
Non-Concrete karma type
Doubt removal; Exclusion
Water bodies
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Aprabhu
Apradesa
Aprakampa
Apramaada
Apramana
Apramatta
Apramatta muni
Apramatta sanyata
Apramattavirati
Aprapyakari
Apraschana
Aprashasta
Aprashasta raaga
Aprasuka
Aprathak-bhuta
Apratibaddha
Apratibuddha
Apratighata
Apratihata
Apratipati
Apratisthita pratyeka
Apratyaakhyaana
Apratyaakhyaana kashaaya
Incapable
Mono-spatial; Dimensionless
Vibration-less
Vigilance
Immeasurable; Invalid; A food fault
Peaceful (shaanta); Careful; Vigilant; Active; Pure
self-efforts
Vigilant saint; Vigilant monk
Vigilantly restrained
Vigilant abstinence
Non-contactile
Questioning
Unwholesome; Hurtful to others; Bad evil conduct
Raag for raag; Prashasta raag means raag for vitragta
Impure; Unsterillised
Non-separate
Independent; Free; Without any bondage
Agnaani; Ignorant
Unpreventable; Resistence-free
Non-uprooted
It is a form of avadhijnana (clairvoyance) which lasts
upto the kevalajnana (omniscience); Infallible
Un-supporting individual plant; Non-parasitic plants;
A category of plants
Minor vows impeding; Passion which disturbs complete
abstinence; Non-abstinence; Partial-vow preventing
Intenser type of passion which hinders partially; It
refers to the kasaayas or passions which inhibit the
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Apratyakhyana varana
Apratyaveksita
Apra-vachana
Apravichaa
Apriya
Apsarana
Apunaravrtti
Apurva
Apurvakarana
Apurvartha
Apurvavaani
Apvarga
Arahanta
Arahatas
Arahnaath
Arambhaja hinsa
Arambhatyaga-himsa
Aramghtyaga pratimaa
Arata dhyaana
Arati
Aratiya
Aray, Aryika
Archana
Ardha-bhara
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Ardha-karsa
Ardha-maagadhi
Ardhamaagadhi bhaasa
Ardha-mani
Ardhanaraca
Ardhapala
Ardhapanchama
Ardha-phalaka
Ardhatula
Ardhpudgala paraavartana
Arghya
Arghya or Argha
Arhan
Arhat
Arhata
rhatamata
Arihanta
Arihanta jina
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
A standard measure
A form of prakira language, language of Jina
sermons/scriptures
It is the ancient language spoken half the part of the
Magadhadesa and it included the 18 dialects.
A Standard measure
An osseous structure; Half-Inter-locking and pinning
joints
A standared measure
4 .
Lioin-clothed monks; An extinct sect; A piece of cloth
worn by ancient Jaina monks
A standard measure
Half embodiment time cycle ; A time unit
Very expensive
Respectful offering; Composite offering auspicious
offering.
Enlightened one; Venerable.
Enlightened one; Venerable.
Follower of Jainism or Jain
Jainism
(1) Conqueror of internal enemies, such as anger,
pride, deceit, greed, jealousy, hatred, intrigue and
various other passions; (2) Omniscient lord; (3)
Adorable, Karma destroyers; (4) The "Jina" the victor
or conqueror; (5) An Omniscient lord with
supernatural corporeal body
Literally conqueror of inner enemies like passion,
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Arma-prasamsa
Arma-samvedana
Arma-tula
Arpana
Arpita
Artha
Artha prakaasa
Artha samaya
Artha-danda
Arthadhikara
Arthagama
Artha-karta
Arthanaya
Arthantara
Artha-paryaaya
Arthapatti
Artha-sandrasti
Arthavagraha
Aruhanta
Arupa
Arupi
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Arupi ajiva
Aryanka
Asaadana
Asaata
Asaataavedaniya
Asaatana
Asad bhuta
Asadbhuta vyavahaara naya
Asadgunod bhaavana
Asailesi
Asaiyama
Asaiyoga
Asakti
Asamartha karana
Asamavayi karana
Asambhava dosa
Asammoha
Asanga
Asangata
Asangni
Asangnyaapta
Asankhyaata
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Asansaara samapannaka
Asanyama
Asanyama
Asanyata
Asarana
Asarananupreksa
Asaray
Asasvata
Asat
Asata-vedniya
Asati
Asatsang
Asat-vedya
Asatya
Ascharya
Asharira
Ashata
Ashi
Asho-pravrittakarana
Ashtha-mula-guna
Ashubha
Ashubha bhava
Ashubha raga
Ashuchi bhaavana
Asi
Salvated; Liberated
Non-restraint
Non-abstinence; Non-restraint
Avirat or without virati
Refugeless
Reffection on utter refugelessness
Substratum
Non-etenal
Unreal; False; Non-being; Non-extisting
Pain-causing karma; Pain feeling karma
A measure; Handful of grains
Association with non religious persons
Pain-causing karma; Pain feeling karma
Lying; Untruthfulness.
Miracle; Extraordinary event
Disembodied soul.
Feeling of anguish; Discomfort
From of request to leave the temple from guardian deity,
May I go for essential duties.
Low-tended operation
Eight cardinal principal
Inauspicious
Inauspicious disposition; Inasuspicious sentiments
Ungracious attachment
Impureness, unholiness uncleanliness of the body
Sword; Gout; (Trio of Asi=Penetrating weapon, Masi
(tools of writng, pen papers etc, and Krushi= tools of
farming)
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Asiddha hetu
Asiddhahetva bhaasa
Asiddhatva
Asidhaara
Asmitaa
Asmprapta srpatika sanhanana
Asoka prakaasa
Aspasta
Asta-dravya puja
Asta-mangal
Asta-mangala dravya
Asta-mula-guna
Astanga
Asteya
Asteya anuvrata
Asthira
Asthirtaa
Asti
Asti nasty
Asti-avaktavya
stika
Astikaaya
Unproved probans
Unproved fallacy
State of non-salvation
The edge of the sword
Egohood
Ligatured osseous structure.
Asokan red
Lacking vividness; Non-clear
Eight-substanced worship
Eight auspicious symbols
Worship through 8 auspicious substances.
Eight basic restraints; Eight primary qualities (of oayfollower)
Eight limbs/limbed.
Nontheft; Non-stealing; One of the mahavrats and
anuvrats
Minor vow of non-stealing
Restless; Unstable; A karma
Instability
(1) Is (2) Exists (3) existence, (4) positive aspect
Either is or is not, existence non existence.
Is but is inexplicable
Believer in punya Papa and supreme soulis called
Astika
(1) Substances having more than one spatial unit or
Astitva Existence isness (2) It refers to the five
substances, they are; jiva, pudgala, dharma, adharma
and akasa, because the space points of this substance
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Astikya
Asti-naasti
Asti-naasti-avaktavya
Astitva
Astma bhakta
Asubha
Asubha karma
Asubha upyoga
Asuchi
Asuchitva anupreksa
Asuddha nischaya naya
Asudha-yoga
Asudhdha-naya
Asurakumaras
Asvabala
Asvakarna-karana
Atadabhava
Atadaroopmaypanu
Atapa
Atapa bhumi
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Atapa kshetra
Atapana
Ateendriya
Athaai
Ati
Ati-bhararopana
Atichaara
Atichaara / bhanga
Atikraanta
Atikrama
Atikraman
Atindriya
Atindriya gyaana
Atindriya sukha
Ati-prasanga
Atireka
Ati-sarga
Ati-saya
Atishaya
Atishaya-kshetra
Atita-paryaapti
Atita-pratyutpann aanagata
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Lighted region
Body mortification in heart; An austertity
Supersensible; Beyond the reach of senses; Abstract
Eight day fasting
Over; Excessive; Super
Over-loading
Faults; Mistakes; Transgression; Infirmity; Violations;
Sin of fault
Infraction; Partial
Having passed or transgraced; Exceeded; Surpassed
Overcome
Transgreassion
Violation
Extra-sensory; Parasensory; invisible, Unsensuous,
Super sensitive; Intangible
Super sensuous intuition
Super sensible happiness
Unwarrantable stretch
Too much; More (Adhika)
Renounce
Excellence; Miracles; The extraordinary specialities
that common humans do not have only kevalis can
have.
Thirty-five special attributes of Tirthankaras
The place associated with some miracle or myth;
Miraculous places
Absence of completion
Knowing all the times (past, present and future).
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Atithi
Atyantika marana
Atya-satya
Audarika
Audarika angopaaga
Audarika sharira
Audayika bhaava
Auddesika
Aupa-patika sarira
Aupa-samika bhaava
Aupa-samika samyaktva
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Aupa-samikacharitra
Ausadhi ruddhi
Aushadhi
Autkarika
Autpattiki buddhi
Avaadya
Avabhaasa
Avachchinna
Avadhi
Avadhi darshana
Avadhi gnaana
Avafaha
Avagaahamattva
Avagaahana
Avagaahana hetutva
Ava-gadha
Ava-gadharuchi
Ava-gadhavagadha
Avagahanatva
Avagraha
Avahanam
Avahanana
Avaharana
Avakasantara
Avakrama
Avaktavya
Avalambana
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Subsidential conduct
Miraculous power of medication
Medicine
Splitting type
Inborn intellect
Undesirable; Sinful
Brighten
Exclusive; Separated
With limits
Clairvoyant conation; Clairvoyant perception
(1) Clairvoyant knowledge; (2) Clairvoyance
Accinidatiib; Depth
Accomodating Tatva
Engrossed Accomodation
Instrumental cause in providing accommodation
Occupancy; Pervasion
Deep predilection
Dense pervasion
Occupancy; Body size
Apprehension; Initial Perception; It is a sensational
stage of experience; Space
Inviting or invoking a deity
Shatter
Stealing
Space gap
Retreat
Inexpressible; Indescribable; Inexplicable
Dependance; Leaning against
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Avali
Avalika
Avalokana
Avamaana
Avamaudarya
Avarana
Avarita
Avarnavaada
Avasada
Avasanna
Avasara
Avasarpini
Avasthita
Avasthita (dravya)
Avastu
Avataara
Avatana
Avatara
Avaya (apaya)
Avayava
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
A time unit
A time unit
Glance; Seeing; Looking, Seeking
Insult; Length measure
(1) Partial fasting; (2) Eating only a very small portion
of food (3) Under eating
Obscuring
Obscured; Covered
Ill-speaking; Defaming; Blasphemy
Dejection
Attached
Opportunity; Time
Regressive half of the time cycle; Regressive half cycle;
A time unit; Descending half cycle
Immutable; Fixed; Steady
It refers to the substance like pudgala which has a
determinate space points, dharma, adharma, lokakasa
and jiva have infinite number of space points while
pudgala and alokakasa have endless space points.
These substances never go beyond their space points
hence they re called Avasthita.
Unreal
Incarnation; Descendance
Change of state; Wandering; Repetition; Reflection
Invocatory word
(1) Perceptual judgement (2) It refers to the stage of
perceptual experience (indriya pratyaksa).
Parts
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Avgahana
Avgahanatva
Avibhaaga praticheda
Avichi-marana
Aviddha
Avidya
Avigrahagati
Avikaara
Avikaari
Avikalpya
Avilaya
Avimaana
Avinaabhaava
Avinaabhaava krambhavi
Avina-abhaavi
Avinaashi
Avipaaka nirjara
Occupancy
interpenetribility
Indivisible corresponding section
Instantal death
Whirling
Ignorance; Ne-science; False cognitive
Direct movement of soul. Vigraha means obstruction or
uneven direction. The jiva in its movement gets uneven
direction due to certain obstructions and that is called
vigrahagati. Contrary to this is direct movement, it is
called rjugati. So the direct movement of jiva for one
samaya is also mentioned as avigrahagati. (2) Nonbending motion, linear motion, motion devoid of
bending.
Non change of form or nature, unchangeable,immutable
Non disturbing
Incomprehensible
Relinquish
Blissful
(1) Universal concomitance, non separable relation,
inherent or essential relation; (2) Invariable / Invariant
concomitance.
Ordered or co-existing concomitance
Concomitant characteristics
Immortal; indestructible
(1) It refers to the karmic matter, which arises
prematurely due to certain spiritual efforts, and the
karma is destroyed, just as a mango fruit is prematurely
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Aviradhita
Avirata
Avirata samyak drastic
Avirati
Avirbhaava
Avirodha
Avisamvada
Avisuddha
Aviveka
Aviveki
Avkaasa
Avrajita
Avratta
Avyaabaadha
Avyaapti
Avyabandhattva guna
Avyabhichaara
Avyaghata marana
Avyakta
Avyapanna
Avyavahita
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Avyaya
Avyayee
Avyayibhaava samaasa
Aya
Ayagapata
Ayama-visakmbha
Ayana
Ayasaskirti
Ayata
Ayatachaksu
Ayatana
Ayogakevali
Ayopayadardi
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B (Alphabetic listing B)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Baadara ()
Baadhaka
Baahya ()
Baahya tapa
Baahyakriya
Baahyanivrutti
Baahya-upadhi vyutsarga
Baala
Baala brahamchari
Baala diksa
Baala marana
Baala muni
Baala pandita
Baala rddhi
Baala tapa ( )
Baala virya
Baala vrata
Baalagra
Badara samparaya
Badhaparisaha
Badhita
Bahal
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Bahiraatmaa
Bahiranga
Bahiranga dharma dhyaana
Bahiranga parigraha
Bahiranga suddhi
Bahirchitaprakaasha
Bahirmukha
Bahirvyaapti
Bahistatva
Bahudhaa
Bahulya
Bahupradesi
Bahusruta
Bahusruta bhakti
Bahuvidha
Bahuvija
Bahva pramaana
Bakusa
Balaya marana
Bali
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Bandha
Bandha apsarana utsarana
Bandha karmic / No-karmika
Bandha vyucchitti
Bandha, Visrisa/prayogika
Bandhacheda
Bandhahetu
Bandhana
Bandhana baddhatva
Bandhavali /Achalavali
Beindriya
Bhaajya
Bhaante
Bhaara
Bhaasa
Bhaasa bhaava
Bhaasa dravya
Bhaasaa
Bhaasaa paryaapti
Bhaasaa samiti
Bhaasaa vaikhari
Bhaasaa varganaa
Bhaasya
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Bhaava
Bhaava karma
Bhaava paraavartan
Bhaava aasrava ( )
Bhaava adhikarana
Bhaava bandha
Bhaava dharma
Bhaava hinsa
Bhaava indriya
Bhaava karma
Bhaava kevali
Bhaava lesya
Bhaava linga
Bhaava lingi
(1) Feeling (2) Of heart and Mind (3) Spiritual (4) Psychical
(5) Essence (6) Thought activities (7) Experience
Dispositions, quality, thoughts, phase, function, entity,
modification of soul, positive aspects, thought activity,
present state, psychic dispositions, inclinations,
subjective virtue. (8) Internal. States of a dravya. Thoughts,
Feeling contemplations (9) Volition, feeling, Subjective
Psychical state, Mode, State, essence. (10) Thought
Activities
Psychological karma; Psychic disposition; Thought
activities; Inclination; Auspicious and inauspicious
dispositions; Psychic karma
Cycle of incarnation
Subjective inflow; Subjective influx; Psychic inflow
Volitional substratum
Psychical bondage; Subjective bondage
Nature of living, Internal aspect
(1) Violence in the feelings and the thought activity or
psychical violence (2) Mental and self-internal violence.
Psychical sense; Subjective senses
Psychical karma
Attaining enlightenment in current life.
Volitional aura
Psychical libido/sex, Psychical sign
Clad in subjectivity, a true possession less naked
digambar jain monk with right faith, knowledge and
conduct
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Bhaava mana
Bhaava maran
Bhaava moksa
Bhaava namaskaara
Bhaava napunsaka
Bhaava nidra
Bhaava niksepa
Bhaava nirjaraa
Bhaava paraavartan
Bhaava praana
Bhaava pratikramana
Bhaava puja
Bhaava purusa
Bhaava samvar
Bhaava shrut gnan
Bhaava stuti
Bhaava teevra
Bhaava vachan
Bhaava veda
Bhaava, samyaka
Bhaavaanaa
Bhaava-antara
Bhaavaartha
Bhaavaka
Bhaavanaa
Psychical mind
Phase death
Psychical mind
Bowing down with adored feelings
Psychologically hermaphrodite
Psychic sleep
Model posting
Volitional cycle; Subjective shedding
Phase cyclic change; Cycle of incarnation
Psychical vitalities
Internal atonement; Internal penitence
Subjective worship; Psychical worship
Psychologically male
Subjective stoppage
Subjective scripture knowledge; Psychic scripture
knowledge; Subjective virtue of sacred knowledge
Objective eulogy
Intense passions
Internal concentration; Pure internal state
Psychic libido
Internal aspect of right insight
Reflection; Anupreksa
Another birth
Implied meaning; Verbal meaning; Obvious meaning
Causing to be; Effecting
(1) Yearning; (2) Feelings; (3) Thoughts; (4) Aspirations &
Reflections; (5) Self-Contemplation; (6) Desire; (7)
Sentiment
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Bhaavanavasi deva
Bhaava-pratyaya avadhi
Bhaava-sadhu
Bhaavasiddha
Bhaava-sthiti
Bhaavavichaya dharmadhyana
Bhaava-vipaki
Bhaavya
Bhaavya bhaavaka bhaava
Bhadanta
Bhadra
Bhadrottara
Bhaga
Bhagabhaga
Bhagava
Bhagavichaya
Bhagiratha
Bhagvant
Bhagvat
Bhaiksya suddhi
Bhajana
Bhaksy-abhaksya dharana
Bhakta kathaa
Bhakta parigna
Bhakta pratyaakhyana
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Bhaktapana sanyogadhikarana
Bhakti
Bhakti maarga
Bhaktithi
BHaktiyoga
Bhamandala
Bhanga
Bharanda
Bhattaaraka
Bhautikataa ()
Bhava ()
Bhavitvyataa
Bharat
Bhavollasa
Bhavya
Bhavya jiva
Bhavyatva
Bhaya
Bhaya sangna
Bheda
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Bheda gnaana
Bheda gyaana dhaara
Bheda vignaana
Bheda vigyaana
Bheda vivaksa
Bheda-avedavada
Bheda-bheditva
Bheda-samapanna
Bheda-sanghata
Bhiksaa
Bhiksaa chaarya
Bhiksu
Bhiksu pratima
Bhinna
Bhitartha
Bhita-vada
Bhog upbhog parimaana vrata
Bhoga
Bhoga-bhumi
Bhogopabhoga parimaanavrata
Bhoktaa
Bhoktaa bhogya bhaava
Bhoktrutva
Land of enjoyment
Vow of limiting consunables and non-consumables
Enjoyer or sufferer One who experiences joy and sorrow
Instinct related to enjoyer and enjoyable, endurer
endurance relationship
Enjoyment, enduring, sensual pleasure, gratification,
indulgence of the objects of the senses, power of
experiences joy and sorrow.
Instinct related to enjoyer and enjoyable.
Wrong understanding; Wrong preception
Bee-like attitude
Living being; Past time; Peripatetic; Demons; Plants
Seed, mytical letter of mantra or incantation.
Seeding intellect
Seed-filled fruit
Disc; Image
Orbit
Combination of Real Samyagadarshana-gnnacharitra; Enlightenment.
Samyaktva or rightness
Bodhi = Right Talent, Durlabh = Unobtainable
Unobtainabbility of the right spiritual talent
Reflection on rarity of enlightenment
Naked ascetic; Deviated ascetic
Knowledge occurring by listening to the discourses from
enlightened person.
The Creator-god of the Hindu pantheon; A god of Hindu
mythology linked with creation
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Brahmaacharya-vrat (anuvrata)
Brahmachaarya
Brahmachaarya-aashrama
Brahmachaarya-pratimaa
Brahma-vidya
Brahmchaari
Buddha
Buddhimat karana
Buddhirddhi
Budhdhi
Budhdhi gochara
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C (Alphabetic listing C)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Chaarvaka
Chaayaa
Chaitanya
Chaitnya
Chaitra
Chaitya
Chaityavaasi
Chaityavandana
Chakradhaari
Chakravala
Chakravarti
Chakshu
Chakshu darshana
Chaksu indriya
Chaksudarsana
Chaksudarsanavarana karma
Chaksusa
Chalita rasa
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Chamvara
Chandaala
Chandana
Chandra smavatsara
Chandraprabhu
Chandrayana
Chankramana
Chapa
Charaksetra
Charamadeha
Charan ruddhi dhaari
Charana
Charanaamrita
Charana-karananuyoga
Charananuyoga
Chardana
Charitra
Charitra anupasamika/ksayika
Charitra mohaniya
Charitra mohaniya karma
Charitra-moha
Charmachakshu
Charnaruddhi
Charvalo
Charya
Chattaari
Chatudasa-purva
Chatuh sarana
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Fly Whisk
Untouchable; Grave digger; Low caste.
Sandalwood
Lunar year
Eighth Teerthnakara
A variety of vows
Rotation
Arc
Motion range; Orbital space
Last-timed body; Ultimate body
Ability of a supernatural power moving in the sky.
Practice; Conduct
Solution of five sacreds
Primary / Secondary conductal exposition
A scripture type; Conductal exposition
Abandon
Conduct
Subsidential / destructional right conduct.
Conduct-deluding
Right conduct deluding karma
Conduct-deluding Karma
Physical eye or eye made of skin or just eye
Sky-moving power
Religious Cleaning brush
Observance; Moving about; Routine duties.
Four
14 Purva pre-canon texts
Four refuges
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Chaturanuka sansthana
Chaturdasa-purvi/purvadhara
Chaturdasi
Chaturindriya
Chaturmaasa
Chaturnikaaya
Chaturthabhakta
Chaturvidha
Chaturvinshatistava
Chaturyama samvara
Chau-bihara
Chauvissanttho
Chavicheda
Chaya
Chayapachaya
Cheda
Cheda ganita
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Cheda gati
Cheda sutra
Chedopastha charitra
Chesta
Chetan dravya
Chetana
Chetana tatva
Chetanaa
Chetanaa darshana
Chetanatva
Chetanshakti
Chetnaa
Chetnaa
Chetnaa gnaana
Chetnaa, Karma
Chetnaa, Karma-phala Chetana
Chhadma
Chhadmastha
Chhadmastha
Chhadmastha vitaraaga
Chhala
Chhala sankhyah
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Karmic state
A secondary canon; Disciplinary canonical texts
Expiatory conduct-cum-reinitiation
Conation; Gesture
Thinking substance, animate
Animate, psychical.
Sentience; Consciousnees; Soul
Sentience; Consciousness (Awareness of things
and events); Power of perception and knowledge;
Where within the soul all the padarthas(substances)
are cognized
Perceptional sentience
Sentience; Consciousnees; Soul
Consciousness
A souls attributes of knowledge and perceptrion;
Consciousness; Vigor
Consciousness
Knowledge conscousness
Karmic-consciousness
Karmic reward consciousness
Lapse; Cover
Chadma means jnanavarana and darsanavarana
karma; The jiva who lives in the state of these two
karmas is Chadmastha; Non-omniscient.
A non-omniscient being; A common man;
Detached; Non-omniscient; Twefth stage
Fallacious reasoning
Variable number
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Chhala sila
Chhatra
Chidroop
Chinna
Chinta
Chintaamani
Chintaka
Chintana
Chintya
Chirkaala
Chita vruksa
Chitkhai
Chitra ranga
Chitta
Chitta prasantaa
Choindriya
Chomaasi
Choumassi
Chovishi
Chulikaa
Churni
Churnikaa
Chya vaita
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Chyavana
Chyuta
Clairvoyance
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D (Alphabetic listing D)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Daahya
Daama
Daana
Daavaanala
Dahan
Daksinardha
Dalika
Damana
Damara
Dambha
Damita
Dana-antaraya
Danantaraya karma
Danda
Dandaka
Dansa-masaka parisaha
Danta
Darsana
Darsana kriya
Darsana moha mohaniya
Darsana pratima
Darsana samyaka
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Darsana upyoga
Darsana visudhi
Darsanamoha ksapaka
Darsanavarana
Darsanvaraniya karma
Darshan mohaniya karma
Darshana
Darshana varniya
Darshana-moha
Dasa dharma
Dasa sharma
Dasa-dasamika
Dasalaksana parva
Dasalaksana vrata
Dashalakshana
Dasi-dasa-pramanatikrama
Dasman
Dayaa
Deepaawali
Deerdhakalikee
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Deraasara
Deraasara
Desa
Desa charitra
Desa pratyaksha
Desa sanyata
Desa viraara
Desa virati
Desa vrata
Desaghati
Desaghati spardhaka
desanaalabdhi
Desapratyaksa
Desavagashik vrat
Desh
Deshacharitra
Deshavrati
Deva
Deva
future
Temple with idol for idol worshipping sect of swetambar
muritpujak.
Jina temple; Jaina temple
Unit; aggregate; Incomplete; Part; Country
Partial right conduct; Fifth stage
Partial direct
Partially restrained
Partial abstinence; Fifth stage.
Partial abstinence; Fifth stage.
Vow of restriction on moving beyond areal limits
Partially destroying
Partially destroying karmic supervariforms
Sermonal attainment
Partial direct knowledge / perception.
day to day additional limitation vow
Part of substance
Partial character
One who assumes the vows of householder and who has
Right perception
God: Celestial; Deity; A soul in heaven or at a high
spiritual level; Heavenly being A soul having life in
heaven; Devaasa i.e. Heavenly Beings
A celestial being. There are four broad categories of
celestial beings as follows:
Bhavanapatis (residential);
Vyantaras (Peripatetic);
Jyotiskas (stellar bodies); and
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Deva / Devata
Deva Dharanendra
Deva dravya
Deva pooja
Deva-avarnavada
Devadusya
Deva-gati
Devakuru
Devaloka
Jyotiska devas include the sun, the moon, the stars, the
planets, etc. Bhavanapatis and Vyantaras live just below
the earth.
Vaimanikas (heavenly bodies).
Vaimanikas are of two types: Kalpotpannas and
Kalpatitas. The former live in heavens just above the
Jyotiska devas, and the latter live farther beyond.
Deity; Calestials; Divine; God
Protecting deity of Tirthankar Parsva, himself the lord of
the nagas (snakes)
Deital offerings
Worship of supreme souls i.e. Arihanta and Siddha
Ill-speaking of deity
Divine cloth; A finely woven piece of cloth
Celestial destinity
A part of land of enjoyment in Jambudvipa
Heaven; Celestial world
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Deva-mudhata
Devanupurvi
Devarsi
Devasi
Devasraya
Devataa
Devayusa karma
Devi
Devloka
Devsi
Dhaanya
Dhaarana
Dhaatakikhanda
Dhaatu
Dhairya
Dhammo
Dhanadhaanya pramanatikrama
Dhanusa
Dhanya
Dhanya-mana pramana
Dharana
Dharavahika gnaana
Dhari raakheli yogyata
Dharma
Deital idiocy
Deital sucession
Divine ascetic; Naarada
Evening
Jina temple; Jaina temple
Deity; Divine
Celestial life-span karma; Celestial Longevity-determining
karma
Goddess; Female God; Female deity or divinity.
Heaven; The place where devs reside
Evening
Grains; Cereals
Retention; Concentration; Record; Visualizations
Name of Island or region
Elements; Root matter; Metal; grammatical root; verbal
root
Patience; A pure soul has infinite patience
Religion
Exceeding limits of grains, cattle and wealth.
A lentgth measure; Bow weapon
Grace; Riches
Measure of cereals
A measure; It is condition of recollection also it is an
element in avagraha; Retention
Sequence of repeating congnition
Retention of ability
Holy law; Duty; Righteousness; Predicate nature of
entities; Observance of set of good qualities; Religion.
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Dharma
Dharma
Dharma
Dharma bhaavanaa
Dharma bheeru
Dharma dravya
Dharma katha
Dharma laabha
Dharma tirtha
Dharma updesa
Dharma upkaara
Dharma vraddhi
Dharma-anupreksa
Dharmaanushhthaan
Dharmaanushhthaano
Dharma-avarna vaada
Dharma-chakra
Dharma-dhyaana
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Dhupa
Dhvana
Dhyaana
Dhyaata
Dhyanantariki
Dhyanapravaha
Dhyeya
Differentia
Dig vrata
Digaachaarya
Digambara
Digambara saadhu
Digamber
Dig-dravya
Dig-vijaya
Dig-virati
Dig-vrata
Dig-vrati
Dik
Diksaachaarya
Diksaaguru
Diksha
Incense
Range
Meditation concentration: Self or souls upayoga on one
particular object
Meditator; Concentrator
Intervalised meditational state
Course of meditation
Subject of meditation
The character or attribute by which one species is
distinguished from all others of the same genus
Not to go out of certain area throughout the life
Direction
Naked; Sky-clad; A jain sect; Name of the Jain sect
whose mendicants particularly higher level practice ascetic
nudity
Skyclad monk; Naked monk.
Naked i.e. sky-clad
Direction
World conquest
Direction-rectricting vow
Direction-rectricting vow
See Dikparimana under Vratas.
It refers to direction in space.
Initiation preceptor, Intiator.
Initiation preceptor, Intiator.
Renunciation of the worldly life; Renouncement from the
worldly life; Renounce the world and Initiation into
monkhood.
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Dimba
Dipa
Dirghaloka
Dirghatapasvi
Disa parimaana
Diva
Diva bhojana
Divya dhwani
Divyadhvani
Dooshhita
Dosa
Dosa-darsana
Drasta
Drastaanta
Drasti
Drasti
Drastivaada
Drasyamana darvya
Dravida sangha
Dravika
Dravya
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Obstruction
Lamp
Vegetation; Wordly
Extended penance; Deep austerite
Direction; Limitation
Day
Day eating
Divine sound forming Omniscients preaching, divine voice
or sound, Omniscient revelation in the form of omkar
sound.
Miraculous or divine sound; When a Tirthankara attains
enlightenment, this sound emerges from them, silent, yet
understood by every living thing in his or her own
language.
Spoiled; Corrupted
Flow; Defeat; Imperfection; Faults; Defects; Demerits;
Logical aberration (eccentricity); Flaws
Defects viewing
Perceiver; Realizer; Perceived
Illustration; Example
Vision; Perception
View; Vision; Sight
The twelfth holy scripture (Anga) of Jainas. In it the
elements with their modes etc., were vividly described
Visible object
Dravida order of Digambera monks
Self-restrained
(1) Substance
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Dravya adhikarana
Dravya drasti
Dravya hinsa
Dravya karma
Dravya linga
Dravya namaskaara
Dravya niksepa
Dravya nirjara
Dravya paravartan
Dravya pooja
Dravya praana
Dravya samvara
Dravya shruta
Dravya stuti
Dravya swabhaava
Dravya vachana
Dravyaacharya
Dravya-bandha
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(2) Matter
(3) Material
(4) Reality
(5) Physical
(6) It is the shelter of attributes and modes. It has
origination, destruction and permanence. It is eternal.
Phydical exposition; A scripture; Physics/metapyisics
exposition
Perspective from substantial point of view, substantive
stand point.
Material violence, external violence.
Material karma
Physical appearance
Physical bowing down
It is the understanding of the nature of the object from the
point of view of substance based on the dialectical
considerations.
Material shedding of karma
Cycle of matter
Physical worship
Material vitality
Material stoppage of karma
Scriptures
Subjective eulogy
Nature of matters
Auspicious reflective thoughts
Physical preceptor.
Physical bonding, Physical bondage
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Dravya-bhaasa
Dravya-drasti
Dravya-hinsa
Dravya-indriya
Dravya-karma
Dravya-lesya
Dravya-linga
Dravya-mana
Dravya-napunsaka
Dravya-niksepa
Dravya-nirgrantha
Dravya-nirjaraa
Dravya-parivartana
Dravya-praana
Dravya-pramaana
Dravya-pratikramana
Dravya-puja
Dravya-purusa
Dravyarthic naya
Dravya-samvara
Dravya-samyaktva
Dravya-sramana
Dravyasrava
Dravyastika
Dravyastika naya
Dravya-stri
Dravyatva
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Physical speech
Substantive standpoint
Physical violence
Physical sense
Physical karmas
Physical aura; Physical colouration
Physical sign; Outer sign
Physical mind; Material mind
Herma-phrodite
Substantive positing
Physically detached; Physically naked; Outwardlly
detached
Objective shedding; Objective physical dissociation
Matter cycle
Physical vitalities
Numerical measure of substance
Reading of penitence scriptures
Physical worship
Male by gender
Real aspect; Substantial point of view
Stoppage of karmic influx
External aspect of righteousness
Physical monk; Outwardly monk
Karmic influx; Physical influx
It is the point of view of substance; Substantive standpoint
Female by gender
Changeability
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Dravyatva guna
Dravya-veda
Drona
Drona-mukha
Duguncha
Duh shruti
Dukha
Dukha-abhipraaya
Dukha-ksaya
Dukha-sayya
Dukha-vedaniya
Dukkadama
Duranuchaara
Durartha
Durati-karmya
Duratrddhi (darsana, sravana, rasa)
Durbhaga
Durbhiksa
Durganchha
Durgandha
Durlabha
Durnaya
Dusama
Dusama susama
Dusana
Dushhkara
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Duskrti
Dusma-dusama
Duspramarjita niksepa
Duspramr-sta
Duspranidhana
Dusprativahana
Duspratyakhyana
Dusvara
Dusya
Dvaadasaangi
Dvaara
Dvesa
Dvesa or Dvesha or Dveshha
Dvianuka
Dvicharama
Dvicharana
Dviindriya
Dvija
Dvipa
Dvipa samudra
Dvipa siddha
Dvipada
Dweepa
Dweshha
Dwindriya
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Unrighteousness; Sin
Extremely unhappy; Extreme penury
Placing carelessly
Placement without care
Perverse mind-fulness
Non-prolongable
Bad abstinence
Non-melodious voice
Garment
12 membered
Topic; Chapter; Section Door
Hatred, Volitional repulsion, Aversion (strong dislike)
Hatred; Krodha-anger; Maana-ego; Arati i.e. dislike and
fear are expressions of dvesa; Aversion; Dislike
Diatomic
Pen-ultimate
Two-fold steps; Two steps
Two-sensed
Twice born
Island; Continent
Island and oceans; Island- continent; World continents
Salvated form world continents
Biped
Island; A large isolated area; There are two and a half
dweeps, each with three kshetras in them; A large Island of
continent size.
Aversion; Dislike
Two-sensed (basically touch & taste)
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Dwividhataa
Dyuta krida
Dyuti
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E (Alphabetic listing E)
WORD
MEANING
Ejana
Eka
Eka desh suddha nischaya naya
Eka ksetravagaaha
Eka phalaka
Eka raatri pratimaa
Eka roopa
Eka sataka
Vibration
One or unitary
A view point believing in partial pure soul
Homolocalisation; Single quarter immersion
Single-piece clothed; Untailored clothed
Mono-nocturnal meditation stage
Unified; Indistinct
A mendicant who wears a single piece of cloth; Single-piece
clothed; Untailored clothed
Mental concentration on fixed object
Concentration
One-sided; Absolute; Absolutist doctrine; One sided
method
Absolute momentariness
One-sided wrong belief
one sided illusion; One sided wrong belief
Monism; Extremism; Doctrine of absolutism; One-sided
view; One sided method
Alternate fasting
one sided wrong belief
Present observer
Eat only one meal a day; Single dieting/diet
Single dieting
Part; Partial
Ekaagra chintanirodha
Ekaagrataa
Ekaanta
Ekaanta ksanikataa
Ekaanta mithyaadarsana
Ekaanta mithyaatva
Ekaanta vaada
Ekaantara
Ekaantik mithyatva
Ekaanupasyi
Ekaasana
Ekabhakta
Eka-desa
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Eka-eka sangati
Ekala vihara
Ekatthi
Ekatva
Ekatva vitarka
Ekatva vitarka vichaara
Ekatvavada
Eka-vidha
Ekendriya
Ekendriya jaati
Ekibhaava
Ektava pratyaabhignaana
Elachaarya
Elaka/Ailaka
Eryaa samiti
Esanaa samiti
Esanaa suddhi
One-to-one correspondence
Solitary wandering
Six times squared two
Unity; Unitariness; One by self; Born alone die alone enjoy
and suffer alone; Loneliness; Solitariness; Singularity,
Oneness; Uuniqueness; Aabsolute oneness
Oneness and sense of ownership. This is me is ekatva and
this is mine is mamatva
Reflection on unitariness
Vivid determination of solitariness
It is recognition in which perceptual judgement and the
recollection are synthesized. In this form of experience we
recognize an object as the one, which has been experienced
or seen in the past, and say it is the 'same'.
Mono-aspectal meditation; Pure meditation on one aspect
Pure concentration on one aspect
Monism
One kind
A being with only one sense faculty- that of touch; A
synonym for sthavara beings; One-sensed (basically touch)
One-sensed class
Solitariness; Unionisation
Unitary recognition
Deputy preceptor; Junior preceptor
A-clothed; Little Single clothed; Highest stage of votary
Carefulness
Careful about taking alms: Carefulness in alms begging
Sanctity in accepting alms
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Eva
Evambhuta bhaasa
Evambhuta naya
Evanbhu naya
Exclusively; In fact
Fallacial/Pseudo-actualistic standpoint.
Actualistic standpoint; It is the point of view, which refers to
the sabdanaya, and it refers to the functional use of the term
The actual stand point; Actual purport
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G (Alphabetic listing G)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Gaandharva
Gaandharva lagna
Celestial musician
One of the eight forms of marriage in vogue in ancient India,
in which, without the consent of their parents and the elders,
a boy and a girl got married by a simple exchange of
garlands.
Community of monks in svetambara sect of Jainism
Story or writing as oppose to Padya which is poem or song
Uunderstandable; Knowable
A unit of residence for Jain monks
(1) The first closests and direct disciples of Lord Mahaveer.
Eleven in all; (2) The first mendicant disciples of
Tirthankaras. Supporters of the order. Mahavir had eleven,
the most famous of which was Gautamswami.
Fourth Aacharya in the line of Paarsvanaath, a
contemporary of Mahavira. He had a long discussion with
Ganadhara Gautama of the order of Mahaavira, which
resolved the differences between the two sects of the
nirgranthas, who were united thereafter.
Respectful address to ganadhars
Smell
The best of the elephants
The head of the gana or jain group
Tha sacred baskets where Ganadhara stored their writings of
Gaccha
Gadya
Gamya
Gana
Ganadhara
Ganadhara kesi
Ganadharaji
Gandha
Gandhasti
Gani
Ganipidaga
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Gatharth
Gati
Gati hetutva
Gauna
Gehi
Ghaati
Ghaatiya
Ghadi
Ghati
Ghatika
Ghoratavassi
Glaani
Gnaana
Gnaana
Jain scriptures
Verbal meaning of stanza
State of being or living or condition
Instrumental cause in the motion of a substance
Secondary
Householder
Destructive
Destructive
A time unit of 24 minutes
The four types of karmas, whose powers are much stronger
than those of the aghati karmas. Karmas that have a vitiating
effect upon the qualities of the soul. These powers may last
for many lives.
A period of slightly less than 24 minutes
One who practices severe austerities
Grief
Knowledge. A pure soul has infinite knowledge; Cognition;
Understanding; Enlightenment; Realization; Experience
Knowledge; Congnition; Realization; Experience;
Knowledge Description:
The Jainas have conceived five kinds of knowledge as
follows:
Mati or ordinary cognition by the sense organs and the mind;
Sruta or knowledge derived with the help of signs, symbols,
or words (expressions);
Avadhi or direct knowledge of corporeal things without the
help of the sense organs and the mind, but within some limit
of space and time;
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Gnaana chakshu
Gnaana chetnaa
Gnaana ninhava
Gnaana panchami
Gnaana paryaaya
Gnaana samaya
Gnaana sanjna
Gnaana swaroopa
Gnaanaachar
Gnaanaakar
Gnaanachetnaa
Gnaanadaana
Gnaanatishaya
Gnaanavarana
Gnaanavaraniya
Gnaanavaraniya karma
Gnaanayoga
Gnaanedriya
Gnaani
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Gnaanopayoga
Gnaanotpattikrama
Gnaapti
Gnaata
Gnaata dhaara
Gnaata drastaa
Gnaata-bhaava
Gnaayaka
Gneya
Gneya gnaata sambandha
Gneya tatva
Gneyaakara
Gneyaartha
Goraani
Gotra
Gotra karma
Graha
Grahana
Grahastha linga
Graheeta
Grahyamaana
Graiviyaka
Granth
Granthas
Granthi
Granthi-bheda
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Grantho
Grasa
Grevaayaka
Grhirartha
Griddha
Grihastha
Gruhasth aashrama
Gruhit mithyaatva
Guna
Guna guni
Guna paryaaya
Guna pramaana
Guna vraddhi
Guna vrata
Gunaakaara
Gunaanka
Gunahani
Gunapratyayika
Gunas
Gunasthaana
Gunavrata
Guni
Gunja
Gunottara sreni
Knot
Mouthful intake equal to 1000 rice grains
High heaven
Salvation path-acceptor
Greed
Layman; Householder; Family man
Family life; The second of four stages that a Jain shravak
and shravika are recommended to pass through in his or her
lifetime
Acquired wrong belief from the instruction of others.
Attribute; Quality; Opposite of faults i.e. doshha
Soul as substance and its attributes
Merit- acquired
Measure for attributes; Attributable measure
Increasing series
Reinforcing vow; Qualifying vows; Supporting vows
Multiplier
Multiplier
Decreasing series
Something happening because of internal virtues
Attribute or attributes of a substance; Intrinsic or natural
Quality; Property; Virtue; Opposite of faults
The fourteen stages of purification and spiritual development.
Three vows that enhance the five anuvrats; Retraints that
reinforce the practice of anuvratas
Substance with attributes, virtuous
A measure; 1/8 masa
Geometrical progression
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Gunya
Gupragara
Gupta brahmachaari
Gupti
Guptindriya
Guru
Guru muddhata
Guru paasti
Guru paramparaa
Guru upasti
Gurugama
Guruji
Gurukula
Gyaana
Gyaataa
Gyeya
Multiplicant
Treasure
Controlled celibate
Control over mind, speech and body; Restraint,
Sell-control, Preservation; Guard
Controlled sense
Preceptor; Spiritual Teacher; Heavy; Colossal; Saint
Belief in false preceptor; Preceptoral idiocy
Homage to monks
Teacher lineage
Teacher venetation
Preceptor or spiritual teachers knowledge
A respectful address to the gure i.e. teacher
Seminary
Knowledge
One who acquires the knowledge
The object of knowledge
H (Alphabetic listing H)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Harita
Haritkaya
Hasa
Hasta
Hasta karma
Hastaprahelita
Hasya
Hasyamohaniya karma
Heenaadhika
Heenabala
Hetu/linga
Hetuvada
Hetvabhasa
Heya
Plant-bodied
Plant-bodied beings
Mirth
A measure; 2 Vitasti
Mannual operations
A bigger time unit
Laughter; Joking
Laughter-deluding karma; A karma
More or less; Some has more some has less
Less power
Logical reason; Logic; Probans; Middle term; Condition
Law of causality; Logistics
Fallacious reasoning; Mistimed fallacy
Abandonable; Censurable; Abdicative; What is to be
avoided; Non acceptable; Insignificant; Worthless
Heya Gyeya and Upaadeya
Trio term of Abandonable, Knowledgable and Acceptable
Hinaadhika manonmana
Using false weights and measure; False weighting
Hindana
Roaming
Hinsaa
Injury; Harming Violence
Hinsaa-daana
Gift of weapons of offence; Acquire injury-Weapons
Hinsanubandhi raudradhyana
Violance promoting angeral meditation
Hiranya-suvarna-pramaana-tikrama Exceeding limits of gold/silver
Hita
Beneficence
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Hiyamana
Hota
Hrah
Hram
Hrasva-kala sthiti
Hrda
Hreem
Hreim
Hrim
Hroom
Hroum
Hrum
Hunda
Hundavasarpini
Decreasing
Sacrificial priest
Seed of power destroy obstacles
Seed of knowledge, wealth, virtue, beauty, fame, victory
Short span
Lake
Seed of all extraordinary powers
Seed of nectar and life force
Seeds sounds of lirany
Seed of power to destroy enmity
Seed of purity sushumna and contact divine
Seed of divine power
Irregular
A period of avasarpini in which extraordinary events may
take place
I (Alphabetic listing I)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Ibhya
Icchaanirodha
Icchaarasi
Ichchaa
Ichchaa nirodha
Ichchhaami
Ihaa
Worship
Desire control
Three rule solution; Requisite set
Desire
Restraining of desires
I desire
Speculation; It is a stage of sensation; It may be called
associative integration by which are stimulations are
received and organized.
This wordly
Logical seesaw
Soul; Karma; Celestial deity; Lord of deities or heavens
Rainbow
An 8-day ritual performance of this name
Master nail; Column of indra
Tangible substance
(1) Senses; (2) Sense organs; (3) Sense organs through
which sense-experience is possible, due to the contact of
the sense organs and the manas.
Sensory apprehension
Sense strength; Sensory strength
Sense completion
Sense control
Ihaa-bhavika
IIraretarasraya
Indra
Indra-dhanusa
Indradhvaja-vidhana
Indrakila
Indriaygraahya
Indriya
Indriya avagraha
Indriya bala
Indriya paryapti
Indriya rodha
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Indriya sanyama
Indriya sukha
Indriya-avaya
Indriya-gnaana
Indriya-jaya
Indriya-pratyaksa
Ingini-marana
Iraavata
Iriyaavaahiyaama
Irya
Irya samiti
Iryapaatha
Iryapaathakriya
Iryapaathika
Iryasamiti
Isat-pragbhara
Isitva rddhi
Ista
Ista devata
Ista saadhana
Ista sanyoga
Ista viyoga
Isu gati
Isvara
Isvarvaada
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Itaretarabhaava
Mutual/reciprocal non-existence
Itarnigoda, anitya-nigoda, chaturgati- Variable lowest forms of life
nigoda
Iti
Updravaya; Calamities
Iti-bhiti
Calamities and fears
It-tham-svarupa
Definite/regular configuration
Itvarika-parigrahi -tagamana
Enjoying married woman
J (Alphabetic listing J)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Jaati
Jaatikarma
Jaatimada
Jaatimantra
Jaatismrati
Jada
Jadatva
Jafara
Jaga
Jagara
Jagat pratara
Jagat sremo
Jagataghana
Jaghanya guna
Jaghanyetara
Jai
Jain
Jain saasana
Jaina
Jainaabhaasa
Jaina-braahmana
Jainadarsana
Jainism
Jala
Jalaachaara
Jalagalana
Jalakaaya
Jalakaayika
Jalpa vitanda
Jambu
Jambu dweep
Janaka
Jangama
Janma
Janma kalyaana
Janma siddha
Janma-Jara-Marana
Janpada satya
Jantu
Janya
Jaraa
Jarayuka
Jati smaran gyaana
Jaya Jinendra
Jayamaala
Jhaankhi
Jhanjhaavata
Jhankhanaa
Jignaasa
Jina
Jina aagama
Jina bhaavanaa
Jina bimba
Jina dharma
Jina mandira
Jina pratima
Jina sasana
Jina vaani
Jina vachan
Jinaagama
Jinaalaya
Jinakalpa
Jinakalpi
Jinamudra
Jinendra
Jineshwara
Jita
Jitakalpa
Jitendriya
Jiva
Jaina scripture
Jaina temple
Image of a Jina; Jina Idol
The spiritual religion or discourses preached by "Jina"
Temple where idol of Jina is installed
Idol of Jina
The influence of Lord Jina or last Tirhtankara whose
teaching we know and practice.
Omniscient's preaching
A supernatural wordless speech of Jina called
"Divya-dhwani"
Omniscient's preaching i.e Jinavani in written form by his
disciples
Temple of Jina, the conqueror of passions
Jina-like; Jina-modelled conduct
Jina-modelled monk
Jina posture
(1) Teerthankar Ganadharas etc. Conquerer of indriya; (2)
One who has destroyed four ghatiya karmas and has
demonstrated infinite foursome is Jinedra
Teerthankar Ganadhar etc.Supreme jain victor
Controlled; Conquered.
Traditional conduct
(1) Sense controlled; (2) Conqueror of objects of five
senses
Living, Animate, Living being, Soul, Self, Spriit LIfe.
Jiva adhikarana
Jiva ajiva adhikara
Jiva astikaaya
Jiva dayaa
Jiva dravya
Jiva samaasa
Jiva sthaana
Jiva vipaaki
Jivaghana
Jivana-mukta
Jivaraasi
Jivasthaana
Jivatva
Jivita-saansa
Jjallari
Jnaana (Gnaana)
Sentient substrata
Chapter on living and non living
Living entity; Animate entensive substance
Compassion or mercy toward living beings
Soul substance
Classification of living beings; Taxonomy; Fourteen
varieties of condition in which soul is found. e.g. Sthvara
trasa mukta etc.
Classification of organic being
Soul-maturing karma.
Cluster of souls.
The state of emancipation in life such as for Tirthankara
Totality of living beings.
State of soul, State/Stations of the living, spiritual stages.
Livingness
Desire of life
Cymbal; Going; Dough
Knowledge
The Jainas have conceived five kinds of knowledge as
follows:
Mati or ordinary cognition by the sense organs and the mind;
Sruta or knowledge derived with the help of signs, symbols,
or words (expressions);
Avadhi or direct knowledge of corporeal things without the
help of the sense organs and the mind, but within some limit
of space and time;
Jyotiska deva
K (Alphabetic listing K)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Kaala
Kaala kshetra
Kaala labdhi
Kaala paraavartana
Kaala parivartana
Kaalanu
Kaalapradesa
Kaalaraatri
Kaalatikrama
Kaalika
Kaalki
Kaama
Kaama kathaa
Kaama sukha
Kaama vikaara
Kaamadeva
Kaamakami
Kaamini
Kaarak
Kaarak karana
Kaaraka
Kaarana
Kaarana kaaraka
Kaarana labdhi
Kaarana parmaanu
Kaarman body
Kaarman varganaa
Kaarmana
Kaarmana sarira
Kaarunya
Kaarya
Kaasthakarma
Kaaussagga
Kaaya
Kaaya dusprani dhana
Cupidistic tales
Sexual enjoyment
Sex emotions
Category of torch bearers; Cupid
Sensualist
Sensual gratification
Case (regular grammar); Agent; Cause; Factor
Generating cause
Case
Inference of effect; Cause; Causation; Result
Means of that deed
Proper Causes, Causal attainment.
Cause-atom.
Karmic matter body of living beings or souls
Karmic matter; Those matter molecules which transform
themselves into karmana(Karmic) body are called karmana
varganaa.
Karmic matter
Karmic body; Body type; Karmic transmigratory body; It is
the karmic body, it is very subtle and is responsible for the
various karmic effects
Compassionate feeling
Effect; Work; Deed; Activity; Effect
Wooden image making, Carpentary.
(1) Regulating the activities of body speech and mind; (2)
Motionless state of body; (3) Kaayotsarga
Extension; Body; Corpud embodiment
Improper body movement
Kaaya gupti
Kaaya pravichaara
Kaaya sthiti
Kaaya svabhaava
Kaaya yoga
Kaayaaklesa
Kaayabhaavastha
Kaaya-danda
Kaayatva
Kaayotsarga
Kaayotsarga
Kadaagraha
Kadalighatmarana
Kaivalya
Kaivalya gnaana
Kakataliya nyaya
Kalaa
Kaladhrama
Kalakuta
Kalankali bhaava
Kalatita kalatya tapdista,
Kalevara
Kalikaalasarvagna
Kalpa
Kalpa tree
Kalpabhumi
Kalpakala
Kalpanapodha
Kalpanika
Kalpas
Kalpasthita
Kalpasutra
Kalpatit deva
Kalpatita
Kalpavaasi
Kalpavraksa
Kalpopapanna
Kalusa
Kalyaana
Kalyaanaka
Kamala puja
Kamandala
Kamandalu
Kamyaruptiva riddhi
Kanakaavali
Kanchana
Kanda
Kandaka
Kandarpa
Kandka
Kandmula
Kanji aahaara
Kanksa
Kanthastha
Kanyadaana
Kapalika
Karana
Karana
Karana parmaatma
Karana kaarya bhaava
Karana kaarya sambandha
Karana samaysaara
Karana suddha jiva
Karana suddha paryaya
Karananuyoga
Karanavirya
Karatal parigrhita
Karemi
Karita
Karma
Karma
Karma
Karma
Karma bandha
Karma bhumi
Karma chetanaa
Karma granthi
Karma indriya
Karma kalanka
Karma mala
Karma masa
Karma parinaama
Karma phalachetna
Karma prakriti
Karma samvastsara
Karma sanyaasa
Karma sarira
Karma skandha
Karma sthiti
Karma varganaa
Karma vija
Karma vipaaka
Karma yoga
Karma-aahaara
Karmaadaana
Karmaja
Karmakanda
Karmana varganaa
Karmana yoga
Karmavada
Karmavadi
Karmiki
Karna indriya
Karsa
Karmic change/effect
(1) Consciousness of Karmic enjoyment; (2) the
consciousness that I enjoy fruits of all things other than
knowledge is karma phal chetna (3) Karmic reward
consciousness
Karmic form; Karmic nature; Type of Karma; Karmic
species.
Local year
Renunciation of action
Karmic body
Karmic aggregate
Karmic duration
Karmic variforms
Karmic seeds
Karmic fruition; The fruits of Karmas
Philosophy of action; Karmic activity; Concerted religious
activities
Karmic intake
Cruel professions or activities that buids karmas.
Experiencial
Ritual
Karmic varifrom
Karmic activity
Karmic theory; Doctrine of causality/ cause-effectism
Karmist
Experiencial
Sense of hearing
Pala, A measure.
Karsana
Kartaa
Kataasanu
Katha sat
Kathaa vijigisu
Kathaasa
Kathamchita
Kathanchita
Kathina
Katuka
Kausagga
Kautkuchya
Kavaka
Kavala
Kavelaka
Kesagra
Kesa-loncha lunchana
Kesariya modaka
Keval darshana
Keval gnaana
Kevala
Kevala darshana
Kevala darshi
Kevala gnaana
Kevala gnaani
Kevala labdhi
Kevala virya
Kevalagnaana varana karma
Kevalagnaani
Kevalanvayi
Kevaldarshana
Kevaldarshi
Kevali
Kevali
Kevali marana
Kevali samudghaata
Kevali-avarnavaada
Kevalin/gnaani
Khaadya
Khachara
Khamaasamaano
Khamana
Khanda
Khanda krasti
Khara visana
Kharakanda
Kharakarma
Khari
Khataphata
Khattvanga
Khechara
Kheda
Khyaati
Kilaka sanhanana
Kilvisaka
Kinchinta
Kinnara
Kit-Kitika
Kkakini
KKulamada
Klisa
Kodaa-Kodi
Kodasana
Komala
Krama
Kramabaddha paryaaya
Kramakarana
Kratrima
Fragment; Space
Medium attenuation
Asss horns
Uppermost portion of first hell
Injurious trades
A measure unit
Volume
An ascetic instrument; Ascetics sceptre; Yamas skullsceptre
Skymoving beings
Pain; Sorrow
Glory
Pinned/Nailed body joint
Sinful deities
Somewhat
See Deva
Rattling sound of bones.
Masha, Kingly jewel.
Family puff
Tormentation
Crore x crore
Straw mats
Soft
Sequence; Order
Sucessive modes of operation; Modes occuring in
sequential order
Orderization
Factitious; Formal
Krim
Seeds of devotion
Krisi
Krisna
Krisna lesya
Kristi
Kriyaa
Farming
Black
Black aura
Attenuation
(1) Action; (2) Activity; (3) Operation; (4) Movement; (5)
Rite; (6) Activity done by the doer (Kartaa)
Ritual
Blind followings of the religious rituals; Actionism.
Region changing capacity; Power of dynamism; Power of
motion
Anger; Wrath
Anger renunciation
A length unit; 2 miles; 3.32 kms.
Self-performed
Product
One who has achieved everything that was to be achieved ;
Loss of earned
Remainder less division by four
Square of number 2, Square, Work
Reverential conduct of monks/votaries
Square root
Destruct ional.
Destruct ional disposition/volition.
Destruct ional conduct
Destruct ional donation
Destruct ional gain
Kriyaakaanda
Kriyaakanda
Kriyaavati shakti
Krodha
Krodha pratyaakhyana
Krosa/gavyuti
Krta
Krtakatva
Krtakrtya
Krtayugma
Krti
Krti karma
Krtimula
Ksaayika
Ksaayika bhaava
Ksaayika charitra
Ksaayika dana
Ksaayika laabha
Kshah
Ksham
Kshamaa
Kshamaapana
Kshanika
Kshayika bhaava
Kshayopsham bhaava
Ksheem
Ksheenmoha
Ksheerneera
Kshetra
Kshetra paraavartana
Kshetra vipaaki karma
Kshetra vipaaki prakruti
Kshina kashaaya
Kshina moha
Kshipra
Kshipta chitta
Kshirasrava
Kshiti sayana/bhumi-sayana
Kshobha
Kshoom
Kshoum
Kshudha parisaha
Kshura sarvatobhadra
Ksullaka
Kubjaka
Kudarata
Kudava
Kudeva
Kudharma
Kudrasti
Kuguru
Kuksi
Kula
Kulakara
Kulinga
Kumara sramana
Kumbhaka
Kunda
Kundalini chakra
Kunthunaatha
Kupravachana
Kupya pramanati krma
Kurmonnata yoni
Kusala
Kusamaya
Kusastra
Kusila
Kusruta
Kuta pasa
Kuta salmali
Kutalekha kriya
Kutamana
Kutarkika
Kutastha
Kutastha nitya
Kutirtha
Kutrikapana
Kutsa
Kutumba jaagarika
Kuvaasnaa
L (Alphabetic listing L)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Laabha
Laabhantaraya karma
Laanchana
Laanchhana
Labdha
Labdha paryaaptaka
Labdhi
Gains
Gains-obstructing karma
Symbol; Cognizable
Emblem
Quotient
Absolutely non developable
Attainment; Super-attainment; Attainment of favorable
time; Attainment of supernatural powers; Attainment of
special austerities; Consciousness in its dormancy is
known as labdhi; Dormant capacity of soul for knowledge;
Acquisition; Achievement; Result
Dying within 48 minutes without completions;
Timelly non-completioned.
Super-attainment of meanings
A psychic sense
Pleasure in attainment
Dormant energy; Potential energy
Love; Attraction; Moha
Lightness; Logical economy; Brevity
Super-natural Lightness; Levity
Light; Small
To go for urinating activity while vadineeti means go to
bathroom for solid excretion activity
Labdhi- aparyaapta
Labdhi-aksara
Labdhi-indriya
Labdhi-sanvega
Labdhi-virya
Lagani
Laghava
Laghima
Laghu
Laghuneeti
Laksakarma
Laksana-bhaasa
Laksha
Lakshana
Lakshya
Lamba-sanksetra
Langulika gati
Laukantika deva
Laukika
Laukika dristi
Lava
Layana
Leenataa
Lepa
Leshyaa
Lesya bhaava
Lesya dravya
Lesya-visuddhi
Levada
Liksa
Linga
Lac trade
Fallacious differentia; Apparent differentia; Faulty
characteristic
Attention; Aim
Characteristics; Symptoms; Intrinsic property; Features;
Definition; Differentia
Aim; Target
Right prism
Two-curved motion
Celestial saints
Mundane; Temporal; Secular; Worldly; Terrestrial;
Customary
Worldly or Popular standpoint
Sevem stokas; A unit of time
Shelter; Anthill; Rock-cut cave; Uttinga
Absorbedness; Absorption
Plastering; Anointing; Coating
Coloration; Complexion; The soul soiling tints; Complex,
thought paint; Shades of colors 2) Karmic stain, lustre, aura,
(volitional) colouration; (3) A specific theory of the Jainas
which says that the soul gets color due to radiation from
various activities due to self feeling or bhaave
Psychic aura
Physical colouration or aura
Aural purity
Sticky food
A measure; Eeight hairheads.
Sign; Sex organ; Reason; Probans; Cause; Device; Middle
Linga apavaada
Linga autsargika
Linga bhaava
Linga drvaya
Linga/hetu/sadhana
Lobha
Lobha pratyaakhyana
Logassa
Loguttama
Lohaagni
Loka
Loka bhaavanna
Loka dharma
Loka mudhata
Loka pramaana
Loka pravadaa
Loka rudhi
Loka sprista
Loka vyavahaara
Loka-agra
Lokaakaasa
Lokaanta
Lokanadi
Lokanali
Lokanupreksaa
Lokayata
Lokottara
term; Instrument
Exceptional marks/garb.
Natural marks/garb, Natural sex.
Psychic marks/sex.
Physical marks/sex.
Cause; Probans; Argument; Middle term
Greed; Avarice
Renunciation of greed
(Masters) of the entire universe
Supreme
Like Iron and heat/fire looks inseparably intermingled
Sphere; Universe; Cosmos
Contemplation about universe
Popular religion
False ritualistic beliefs; Popular idiocy
Expansiveness of universe
Popular rumours
Popular convention
Touching the universe
Worldly dealings
Tip of universe, Apex of the cosmos, Cosmic apex.
Inhabited universe, Occupied space, Cosmic space.
Universe end
Universe tunnel
Universe tunnel
Reflection on universe.
Chaarvaka system; Materialist.
Superwordly; Post-wordly; Extraordinary; Supra-mundane
Lokottarvaada
Lomahara
Lonkamata
Superamumdanism
Soft-hairal intake; Diffusion intake; Pore eating; Absoptional
intake;
Hall-dwellers; Non-idolators sect (founded by Lonka Sah).
M (Alphabetic listing M)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Maana
Maanas
Maana-stambha
Maangalika
Maanogna-amanogna-sparsasamabhava
Maarana
Maardava
Maarga
Maati
Maatsarya
Maaya
Maaya kriya
Maayaajaala
Maayaavaada
Mada
Madhu
Madhukari vratti
Madhvasrava
Madhya loka
Madhya pradesa
Madhyama-kumbha
Madhyama-parinaama
Madhyastha
Madya
Maha
Mahaalaya
Mahaasatta
Mahaavideha
Mahaavira or Mahaaveera or
Mahavir
Mahaavrata
Mahaavrati
Mahadeva
Mahana
Maharaaja saaheba
Mahardhika
Mahaskandha
Mahima ruddhi
Mahimaa
Maithuna
Maithuna sangna
Maitri bhaavanaa
Mala
Mala parisaha
Malina
Malinaatha
malinataa
Mamakaara
Mamatva
Manah
Manah paryaapti
Manah paryah gnaana
Manahparyaya-gnaana
Manahparyaya-gnaanavarana
Manana
Manda
Mandakrama
Mandalaka
Mandalika vayu
Manduka-sikhanda
Mangal mantra
Mangala
Mangalaacharana
Mangalama
Mani
Manmatta durita
Mano vargana
Manobala
Mano-dusprani dhana
Manogupti
Manohara-indriya-loka-varjana
Manovargana
Manoyoga
Mansa
Mansahit sangni
Mantra
Mantraadi
Manusi
Manusyagati
Manusyajati
Mara
Marana
Marana aashansha
Marana bhaava
Marana dravya
Maranasansa
Marga prabha-vana
Marga ruche
Margachyavana
Margana
Markata-bandha
Marnantika-sanlekhana
Masa-ksamana
Masi-karma
Mastulunga
Mata
Mati
Mati gnaana
Mati-agnaana
Mati-gnana
Mati-gnanaarana karma
(5) Litany
Spells
Woman
Human destinity
Human race
Cupid; Yama
Death
Death desire; Death-wish
To live with vibhaava or kashaaya non-peacefuly
continuously
Death or totally inactive body without self
Death desire; Death-wish
Glorification of path
Faith in path
Non-deviation from path
Investigation; Category of disquisition doors; Enquiry
Weak bone-joints
Fast unto death
One month-fasting
Accountancy; Government service; Writing
Brain
Doctrine; View
Thinking Power; Mind Instinct: Inteliect; Sensory
Sensory Knowledge or cognition; Perceptual Knowledge
Ignorance derived from sensory knowledge;
False sensory knowledge
Sensory knowledge
Sensory knowledge obscuring karma
Matra
Matrvaha
Matsarya
Maukhaarya
Maulika
Mauna
Medhavi
Merunabhi
Micchakara
Michchhaami
Michchhaami Dukkadam
Mimaansa
Mimaansadvara
Mismisa
Misra
Misra yoni
Misrabhaava
Misragunasthaana
Misramohaniya
Mita
Mithya anekanta
Mithya darsana
Mithya drasti
Mithya mamaduskrtam
Mithyaa charitra
Limit; Measure.
A two-sensed creature
Jealousy; Envy; Lack of earnestness in charity; Envy of
another donator
Talkativeness
Original; Fundamental; Mula
Silence
Saint; Intelligent
Meru-centered
Blaming for sins
I wish
See Mithya mama Dusurtam (To appologize); Jain spiritual
apology
Critique; Examination; Disquisition
Disquisition doors
Rattling
Mixed
Mixed birth place
Mixed disposition; Mixed volition
Third spiritual stage; Mixed stage
Mixed deluding karma
Measured
False polyviewism
Perverted faith; Wrong faith
Wrong view; Wrong believer; Non-righteous, Wrong
faithed/faith.
May my sins be annulled
Wrong conduct
Mithyaa gnaana
Mithyaadarshana
Mithyaatva
Mithyatva-gunasthana
Mithyopadesa
Mitranuraaga
Mlechchha
Mochana
Moha
Moha misrita
Mohaniya
Mohaniya karma
Mokhsamaarga
Moksa
Moksa vinaya
Moksabhimukha
Moksha
Moortika
Mrdangakara
Mrsanandi raudradhayana
Mrsavada
Mrudu
Mudha
Mudhabhava
Mudhata
Mudita
Mudra
Muhapatti
Muhura
Muhurta, antara
Muka-kevali
Mukha-patti
Mukha-vastrika
Mukhya
Mukta
Mukta jiva
Mukti
Muktishilaa
Mukunda
Mul guna
Mula dravya
Mula vrata
Mula vuja
Mulaguna
Mulagunanirvartana
Mula-kriya
Mulanaayaka
Mula-naya
Mula-prakrti
Mula-prakrti bandha
Mula-sutra
Mumukshu
Munda
Munh pattika
Muni
Muni subrata
Muni-dharama
Murcchaa
Murchastara
Murmura
Murta
Murtatva
Murti
Murtipuja
Murtipujak
Musala
Myaana
N (Alphabetic listing N)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Naama
Naama karma
Physique
An aghati karma that determines the body; Physique
making karma
Destruction of physique-making karma.
It refers to the understanding of a thing by mean of its
name, i.e., proper names without reference to their nature.
(2) It is the dialectical process (3) . Namal
posting/Installation.
Namal order; Nomenclature
Hell beings
Hellish
Non existence; Negative aspect; Is not
(1) Is not and is inexplicable
Negation-cum-indescribable
Nihilist; Atheist
(1) Nihility; (2) Non-belief in jain principles; (3) Nonbeliver in paapa punya and supreme soul
Lord
Sky; Space
City with four gates; City
Lord of the mansion dwelling celestial beings
Naked
Popular / Figurative standpoint
Naama karmanasa
Naama niksepa
Naama paripaati
Naaraki
Naarkiya
Naasti
Naasti avaktavya
Naasti-avakravya
Naastika
Naastiktaa
Naatha
Nabha
Nagara
Nagendra
Nagna
Nagnarva
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Nagnataka
Nagnya
Naigama naya
Naimitic karya
Naimittika sambandha
Naisargik mithyaatva
Naischayika
Naishthika
Naisthika sraavaka
Naiyayika
Nali
Namaha
Namanee
Namaskaara
Naked aajivikas
Popular / Figurative standpoint
The point of view which has a purpose or an end
Principle action
Causality effect relation
Agruhit mithyatva; Inborn wrong belief
Real; Proper; From the nishchaya point of view
Jain by conviction
Model stager; Pledged votary
Nayaya-adherent
Tunnel; Channel; A time unit
Bow; Salutation
Bent; Bowing; Angerless
Reverential greeting Prostration; Bowing; Salutation;
Obeisance
Namaskaara mantra
(1) Reverent salutation to the five holy beings - arihants,
siddhas, acharyas, upadhayas and sadhus/sadhvis; (2) A
prayer consisting of nine lines, which is the most
meaningful of all Jain prayers in that it allows the follower
to pay homage to all teachers; (3) This is the core mantra
of the Jainas, if it can be called by that name. Translated
into English, it's only an obeisance to the five agents of
well-being, called pancha- paramesthi.
(4) The daily prayer of Jains
Naminaatha
21st Teerthankara
Namo
Obeisance; A posture of reverence with folded hands
and bowed head
Namokaara mantra or mahaa mantra (1) This is the core mantra of the Jainas, if it can be called
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Namostu
Namoththunam
Namravritti
Nandana-vana
Napunsaka dravya
Napunsaka bhaava
Napunsaka linga
Nara
Naracha sanhanana
Naraka
Naraka
Naraka anupurvi
Naraka bhumi
Naraka gati
Narakas
4.
5.
6.
7.
Narka
Nasak
Nati
Navadevata
Navadha bhakti
Navakaar
Navakaara mantra
Navakaarvali
Navatattva
Pankaprabha
Dhumaprabha
Tamahprabha
Mahatamahprabha
Hell
Destruction; Ksaya
Bow
Diagram is the circle of the Siddha, the omniscient one
consists of a stylized lotus with eight petals. It is also
called Siddhachakra.
Nine-fold devotion.
A prayer of nine lines
(1) This is the core mantra of the Jainas, if it can be called
by that name. Translated into English, it's only an
obeisance to the five agents of well-being, called panchaparamesthi. (2) The daily prayer of Jains
Rosary
Nine fundamental principles of Jainism. A precise
knowledge about these is essential for the liberation of the
soul which is in bondage. These nne categories are:
Jiva (souls)
Ajiva (non-living substances). In this group are
dharma (motion), adharma (rest), akasa (space), kala
(time), and pudgala (matter- particles).
Asrava (influx of karma in the form of matter-particles
which stick to the soul spaces and act as fetters)
Naya
Nayavaada
Nayavivaksha
Neminaatha
Neun
Nibandha
Nicha gotra
Nichagotra/Nicairgotra
Nichairvrtti
Nichavara
Nidaana
Bandha (bondage)
Punya (virtue)
Paapa (vice)
Samvara (arresting karma influx)
Nirjara (exhausting accumulated karma)
Moksa (liberation, which takes place when the soul is
liberated, perfected and enlightened because of the
total release from the clutches of matter-particles)
Nidaanaj
Nidal
Nidana salya
Nidhatta
Nidhatti
Nidra karma
Nidra nidra
Nidra or Nindra
Nidra yoga
Nidranidra
Nigamana
Nigganth
Nigoda
Nigoda jiva
Nigoda sarira
Nigoda, Itara
Nigraha
Nigraha sthaana
Nigrahana
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enjoyment
Desires-related
Forehead
Sting of desire for enjoyment
It is the state of condition (karmic) in which the increase or
decrease of the intensity of the karma is determined by the
capacity of the karmic condition. It does not refer to the
rise (udaya) or any other karmic state.
Thickening, Incapability of activity/Processes except
augmentation
Karma of sleep Ordinary sleep karma type
Deep sleep, a type of karma.
Sleep
Meditated sleep
Deep sleep
Deduction; Conclusion
(1) One without worldly possession; (2) One who does not
believe in scriptures
(1) Lowest forms of life, Mmcro-organisms, general plants.
(2) The particular state of jiva or soul is nigoda, in which
state it may reside for infinite period of time.
Microscopic life immobile (sthvar) onesensed soul
Nigodha jiva Soul in its purest form
Body of micro-organisms and general plants
Non-permanent lowest life
Control; Censure; Restriction
Reasoning flaw; Blamed point
Control; Censure; Restriction
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Nigudha tarka
Nihaara
Niharima
Nihkankshita
Nih-kanksita
Nihkantkshita anga
Nih-sahi
Nih-salya
Nih-sanga
Nih-sankita
Nihshankit
Nihshankti anga
Nih-silatva
Nih-silavratatva
Nih-sreyasa
Nikachanaa
Nikachita
Nikala
Nikala-parmaatmaa
Nikaya
Nikriti
Niksepa
Abstract reasoning
Excretion e.g urine, stool etc.
Death within human habitation
Desirelessness of worldly pleasures
Desireless
Not to expect material returns for serving religion
May my sins be off; Reverential request for Jina temple
entry
Devoid of stings; Devoid of thorns
Non-attached
Doubtless
Doubtlessness in the elements
Strong faith in Tattvas as rationaled by jainism.
Devoid of conduct
Non-observance of vows
Spiritual enjoyment, Spiritual welfare/Prosperity, Salvation.
Cementation, Incapacitation
It is a state of karmic particles in which there is neither
increases nor decreases in the intensity of the karmic
effect. Nor is there transformation of karmic process. (2)
Sticking
Without corporeal body
Siddha
Group, Class, Corpus
Deceit; Maaya
It is a dialectical process which presents the various
aspects for understanding the nature of the things through
the point of view of substance, dravya, its qualities and
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Niksepa
Niksepa dravya
Niksepa bhaava
Niksepa, dristi
Niksepa-adhikarana
Nikshepa
Nila
Nila-lesyaa
Nimesa
Nimisa
Nimitta
Nimitta gnaana
Nimitta kaarana
Nimmittakarana
Ninda
Ninhava
Nira
Niraabaadha
Niraakara
Niraalambana
Niraasa
Niragara
Nirakarana
Nirakshari
Nirakulata
Nirakulta
Niranjana
Niranjana niraakara
Nirantara
Nirantara siddha
Niranvaya
Niranvaya ksanika
Niranvya parinama, pravaha
Nirapeksa sanyama
Niratichaara
Niravaadya
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cause.
Instrumental cause; Auxiliary cause; Eeternal causal
agency; Field cause; Efficient cause
Condemn (2) Criticize
Concealment; Heresy; Concealment of knowledge.
Negative (Nakaar)
Unobstructive
Formless; Indefinite; indeterminate (conation)
One who stays in Adhyaatama or pursuing the goal of self
i.e soul without any instrumental cause; Self guiding and
supporting; Not dependant on other causes
Interestless
Renouncer of household
Exclusion; Elimination; End; Cancelling; Cancellation;
Refutation; Solution
mystic monosyllable
Calmness
Serenity
without blemish; Without Raaga
One without raga and body
Continuous
Continually salvated.
Discrete.
Momentary without residue
Flow of transformation without residue.
Unqualified restraint.
Non-transgresson
Pure
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Nirbadha
Nirbhaya
Nirbhayata
Nirdesa
Nirdeshaka
Nirdhamana
Nirdhutamoha
Nirdosha
Nirdvanda
Nirgrantha
Nirguna niraakara
Nirjaraa
Nirjaranupreksa
Nirlepa
Nirlepana
Nirlobha
Nirmaana
Nirmalta
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Uncontradicted; Incontrovertible
Fearless
Fearlessness
Description; Instruction
Pointing at
Sewerage
With delusion expelled
(1) Innocent, (2) blamelss, (3) Virtuous (4) Perfect.
Solitary; Devoid of duality
(1) Those having no books referred to Jains; (2) The
follower of Jainism; (3) One who believes that absolute
truth can be known only to omniscient and written and
spoken preaches by others can not have absolute truth;
(4) Unattached; (5) Possessionless; (6) Knotless
Formless; Quality less
(1) Dissociation causes; (2) Dissociation of karma; (3)
One of the nine tattvas; (4) Disintegration; (5) It is a
process of the removal of the accumulated karmas; (6)
Partial dissociation of karmic matter from the soul
Nirvna i.e. The liberation of the soul from samsara ; (7)
Salvation
Reflection on dissociation
Without moha or attraction
Completing completions
Greedless remains
To make; Create; Ascertain; Physique making karma; Of
formation; Formation
Serenity
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Nirmohi
Nirodha
Nirpexa
Nirupabhogya
Nirupadhik
Nirupama
Nirupana
Nirvaana
Nirvaana bhumi
Nirvaana kalyaanaka
Nirvartana
Nirveda
Nirvega
Nirvichaara
Nirvichikitsa
Nirvikaara
Nirvikalpa
Nirvikalpa gyaana
Nirvratatva
Nirvrti, indriya
Nirvveda
Niryanitya avaktavya
Niryapaka
Niryuki
Nisadya
Nisarga
NIsarga kaala
Nisarga ruchi
Nisargaja
Nischala
Nischaya
Nischaya hinsaa
Nischaya naya
Nischaya purvaka
Nischayabhas
Nischayatmaka
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Nisedha
Niseka
Nishchaya
Nishchaya kaala
Nishchaya naya
Nishchayamaarga
Nishedha
Nishhkashhaya
Nishhkriya
Nisidana
Nisidika
Nisitha sutra
Niskarana
Niskarma
Niskriya
Nispaapa
Nispatti
Nispratikaara
Nispruhaa
Nisra
Nistrita
Nisvaasa
Nitya
Nitya-anitya
Nitya-avaktavya
Nityatva
Nityavada
Nivaarana
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Negation
Specific karmic aggregate; Drippings
Absolute real existent exact
Real time; Absolute time
Absolute point of view
Absolute path
Negation; Negative element
Without kashhaaya
Passive no action
Sit; Seat
Foot-prints; Foot marks
Secondary canon of inflationary punishments.
Selfless
Unattached
Inert (motionless), Inactive.
Sinless
Ratio
Unavoidable
Desirelessness
Support; Shelter
Exposed
Out breath; Exhale
Permanent; Constant; Eternal
Permanent-cum-changeable
Permanent-cum-indescribable
Permanence; Externality
Eternalism
Solution; Remove; To break or satisfy doubt
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Nivesana
Nivritti baadara
Nivritti maarga
Niyama
Niyamasaara
Niyata vipaaka
Niyata vratti
Niyati
Niyativaada
No
Noaagama
Nogauunya
Noguna
Noindriya
Noindriya pratyaksa
No-jiva
Nokarma
Nokasaaya
Nokevala
Noskandha
Nyaasa
Nyaasa
Nyaasa apaahaara
Nyaaya
Nyaaya darsana
Nyagrodha parimandala sansthana
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Persuasion; Investment
State of gross-passions eradication
Self-realization
Real right conduct passionlessness; Restraint; Vow
Jain sacred book on real right conduct
Ascertained fruition
Fixed stratum; Fixed abiding
Fate; Destiny; Fortune.
Determinism as a theory; Fatalism; Determinism
Negation; Partial affirmation; Quasi
Procanons; Quasi-canons
Prominence
Quasi-quality
Quasi-sense; Mind
It is the form of pratyaksa which is due to the noindriya i.e.
mind, without the help of the sense organs.
Quasi karma
Quasi karma particles
Subsidiary passion; Quasi-passion
3rd and 4th cognitions
Quasi-aggregate
Installation; Posting
It is a method of knowing the nature of a thing from various
points of view; It is also called niksepa; Posting
Misappropriation
The perception scripture of Gautam swami
Nyaaya philosophy
Partly symmetrical configuration; Banyan-tree
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configuration
O (Alphabetic listing O)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Ogha ()
Ohm ()
Oja ()
Ojahara ()
Absorption intake
Om ()
Omniscient ()
Oonodar ()
Partial
Osada ()
Medicine or cure
Osadhi ()
P (Alphabetic listing P)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Paachankriya
Paahuda
Paakkhi
Paakshika
Paancha
Paapa
Paapa bhaava
Digestive action
Gift; Treatise
Fortnightly
Fortnightly; Jain by birth adoption or bias
Five
Demerit; Vice; Inauspicious or unwholesome Karmas
Souls inauspicious manifestation of consciousness;
Unwholesome; Inauspicious dispositions
Sinful or transgressor monk
Base born; Sinful birth
Sin Physical/psychical; Evil action; Demerit
Sinful activity; Sinful conduct
Sinful karmas; Sinful activity
Demerited karma type; Demerited karmic species.
Fast-breaking
Condemnation
Heretic
Twenty-third tirthankara of the Jainas.
Spiritual progeny of Paarsvanaatha; Slack; Waverred;
monk; Paarsvapatyas
Spiritual progeny of Paarsvanaatha; Slack; Waverred;
monk; Paarsvapatyas
Spiritual progeny of Paarsvanaatha; Slack; Waverred;
monk; Paarsvapatyas
Paapa sramana
Paapa yoni
Paapa, dravya/ bhaava
Paapacharana
Paapakarma
Paapaprakriti
Paaranaa
Paaraninda
Paarapakhanda
Paarsva
Paarsvaka
Paarsvapatya
Paarsvastha
Paarthiva dharana
Paarvati
Paatha
Paathashaalaa
Paatra
Paatrajati
Paatrataa
Paatukrama
Pachchakhaana
Pad
Pada
Pada/gaccha
Padaartha
Padastha
Padastha dhyaana
Padikkamanama
Padma lesyaa
Padmaasana
Padmanaatha
Padukaa
Padya
Pakavaanna
Pakhanda-mudhata
Paksa
Paksa dharmatva
Paksabhaasa
Paksha
Pakshaabhaasa
Pakshantikranta
Pakshi
Pakshika sraavaka
Paksikrta
Pakva
Pala
Palya
Palyanka
Palyopama
Pana
Pancha aachara
Pancha astikaya
Pancha indriya
Pancha kalyaanaka
Pancha-amrita
Panchaastikaaya
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Sixth Teerthankara
Footprint
A poem or song as opposed to Gadya which is story or
writing
Cooked food
Perverse faith; Peverse idiocy
Subject: Minor term; Fort-night
Subjective subsistence
Fallacious argument
Side; Aspect; Side of an argument; Thesis
Fallacy in argument
Beyond any argument state; Beyond any aspect
Fortnightly; Penitential retreat
Gross votary
Subject: Minor term; Fort-night
Cooked
Weight unit, 4 karsas, moment.
A measure of pit-based time
Posture of sitting on hams
(1) A measure of simile time; (2) Pit-measured time; (3)
It is a measure of time by the Jaina standards
Drinks; A food type
Five-fold conduct
Five extended substances
Five-sensed; Five senses
Five auspicious events
Solution of five sacreds; Charanaamrita
Five of the six entities of the Universe e.g. Jiva Pudgala
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Panchaastikaayasaara
Pancha-bhaava
Pancha-kalyaana
Panchakalyanaka-pratistha
Panchakalyanaka-pratisthaamahotsava
Pancha-paraavartana
Pancha-parameshthi
Panchendriya
Panchendriya-naamakarma
Panchvidhataa
Pandit-apandit/sraavaka
Panduroga
Pani patra
Panimikta gati
Panipaatra
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Panka-bahula-khanda
Pankaja
Pannato
Panyaasa
Papopadesh
Par bhaava
Par dravya
Par or Para
Para samaya
Paraashrita
Paraavartana
Para-chatushtaya
Para-dravya
Paragami
Paragati
Paraghata
Para-kaya-sastra
Paralinga
Paraloka
Parama
Parama aagama
Parama brahma
Parama paarinaamika bhaava
Parama suddha nischaya naya
Paramaanu
Paramaanu, dravya/bhaava
Paramaartha
Paramaartha pratyaksa
Paramaarthe
Paramaataman or Paramaatmaa
Paramaatma sakal
Paramanu karya/karana
Paramaudarika-sarira
Paramavadhi
Parameshthi
Paramita
Parampaar bandha
Parampara
Para-prasansaa
Pararthanumana
Pararupa
Parasamavatara
Parasparopagraho jivaanam
Parattva
Para-upadesa
Para-vyapdesa
Parayayarthikanaya
Paribhaashaa
Paribhaashaana
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Substantive/model atom.
(1) Highest reality; (2) For the benefit of the top i.e. soul
Direct non-sensory perception
From the point of view of Moksha
The highest liberated soul; Supreme soul; Inner soul
Soul of Arihantaa
Effect/cause, atom
Supremely pure-gross body
Supreme clairvoyance
Supreme benevolent personalities; Paragon;
Supremely chosen
Perfections
Bond in continuity
Tradition; Convention; Roundabout procedure; Custom
sequence; Heretic succession
Praising others
Syllogistic deductive reasoning; Syllogistic; Inference
for others
Alien nature.
Alien/non-self-inclusion.
'Souls render service to one another.' From Tattvartha
Sutra 1: 4: 1.
Priority; Procedure
Teaching others
Delegation to others
Model viewpoint; Modal standpoint
To tell the meaning of the scripture in a right way
Speaking; Talking; Discourse; Scripture suggesting the
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Paribhoga
Paribhramana
Parichchheda
Paridevana
Paridhi
Parigna
Parigraha
Parigraha parimaana
Parigraha tyaga-pratima
Parigrahanandi raudradhyana
Parigrahatyaaga pratimaa
Parigrahiki kriya
Parihara visuddhi
Parihra
Parikarma
Parikarma-astaka
Pariksaa
Pariksepa
Parimaana
Parimeeta
Parimoksa
Parinaama
Parinaama sakti
Parinaamana
Parinaamavaada
Parinaamika bhaava
Parinam hetutva
Parinami
Parinami karana
Parinamic bhaava
Parinamiki
Parinami-nityavaada
Parinamita
Parinata
Parinati
Paripaaka
Paripati
Parisada
Parisadya
Parisahajaya
Parisesa nyaaya
Parishaha jaya
Parishhaha
Parispanda
Parispandana
Parisrava
Parita
Paritakaya, jiva
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Result
Volitional /model energy.
Transformation, fructification, Modification, Change
Evolution; Doctrine of transformation
Inherent volition / Disposition.
Instrumental cause in the modification of a substance.
Changing.
Changeble cause.
inherent nature of a substance, Natural activity of soul,
Volitional.
Doctrine of chandebility-cum-constancy.
State of innate change
Transformed
Modification, bending; Result; End; Maturity
Termination or completion; Fully ripened
Order; Lineage
Assembly
Affliction
Victory over afflictions; Subdual/bearing afflicton
Maxim of remainder
Conquest of affliction by endurance; Conquest by
endurance over afflictions; The victories over troubles
Natural afflictions; Natural hardships
Motion; Vibration
Vibration
Afflux of karma
Peripheral
One-souled body
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Paritapiki
Parityaaga
Parivandana
Parivartana
Parivartana
Parivarta-pravesa
Parivrajaka
Pariyojaka
Parmaanu
Parmaarnika
Parmaartha
Parmaartha tatva
Parmaarthic
Parmaatma
Parmaatma Nikala
Parmeshthi
Par-nimitta
Paroksa
Paroksa gyaana
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Paroxa
Paroxa pramaana
Parribhoga
Par-samaya
Parshvanaatha
Parva
Paryaapta
Paryaapti
Paryaaya artha
Paryaaya drasti
Paryaaya krama-bhavi
Paryaaya sahabhavi
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Paryaaya sthavira
Paryaaya vyanjana
Paryaayadrasti
Paryaayarthika naya
Paryaayavaachaka
Paryalochanaa
Paryankasana
Paryaya bhaava
Paryudasa pratisedha
Paryupasanaa
Paryushana
Paryushana parva
Paryushan-parva
Paryusita
Pasati
Pasuka
Patala
Pathya
Patrataa
Pauruseya
Paushadha
Paushadha vrata
Pavazzaami
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
20-yeared monk
Manifest mode; Explicit mode
Model standpoint
Relative aspect; Modification point of view; The point of
view of modes
Synonyms
Contemplation
Posture of sitting on hams
Modification; Mode
Indirect negation
Service; Devotion
Spiritual Awareness
(1) 8-10 days Jain holy festival (Aug-Sep); (2)
Celebration of spritiual awareness
A ten-day holy period for fasting during the rainy season
(usually August or September).
State food; Partially fermented food.
A measure unit
Foot print
Lower region of universe
Beneficial
Eligibility; Worthiness
Man-made; Human-efforted.
(1) A religious practice in which the lay follower spends a
night like a monk. He keeps away from his wife and
normal family life. (2) See Vratas
Monkhood exposure vow
I seek
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Pavitra
Petaabheda
Phala
Phala bandhana
Phalodaha
Pichhi
Pindaprakrti
Pindashtha
Pindastha dhyaana
Pipaasa
Pipasa parisaha
Pita-lesya
Pithikaa
Pitruloka
Pooja
Poorvaapara
Poorvabaddha
Porisi
Posadhopavaasa
Posaha-sala
Poshadha
Pota
Potaja
Pra
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Pure; Faultless
Subdivision
Fruit; Effect; Resultant
Bondage of effect
Fruitional opetation
Fly whisk or broom of the softest peacock feathers;
Whisk broom
(1) The aggregate of the many sub-types of karma; (2) 14
sub-type of physique-making karma, Classifiable types.
Embodiment-based
Meditation on certain object
Thirst; Desire; Trisna
Thirstal affliction
Yellow aura
Preface; Introductory part
World of manes
Worship
Forward and backward
Previously bonded karma
Food-renunciating for first three hours of day
Fasting on the eighth and fourteenth days of the each
lunar fortnight; The third sikshavrata and fourth pratima
Fasting hall
A day chosen by a householder to spend or live a day like
a muni or monk
Umblical birth without covering; Un-umbllical birth
Born without membrane/placenta; Born in base state
Return; Redoing
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Praana
Praana
Praana sanyama
Praanaayama
Praanabadha
Praanapana
Praanavada
Praanayu
Praanidhaana
Praani-sanyama
Praanita-rasa bhojana varjana
Praarabdha
Praarambha
Praathmika
Praayaschitta
Prabhaa
Prabhaangana
Prabhaava
Prabhaavana
Prabhaavita
Prabhrata
Prabhruta
Prabhu
Prabodha
Prabuddha
Pracchana
Prachalaa
Prachalaa prachalaa
Prachaya
Pradaksina
Pradesa bandha
Pradesagra
Pradesha
Pradeshatva
Pradesodaya
Pradhaana
Pradhanya
Pradhvansa abhaava
Pradhvansa bhaava
Pradosha
Pradyota
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Influenced; Impressed
Gift; Treatise
Gift; Present; Offering
Master; Capable; Lord
Maturation
Highly intelligent
Questioning
Drowsiness; Trance
Drowsiness; Deep drowsiness
Common difference; Collection.
Salutary circling; Circumambulation
Karmic space-pointal bond
Fore-front of space points
(1) Spatial unit or an unit of space unit; (2) Quantity; (3)
A smallest space point
(1) Shape formation attribute; (2) Shape retentivity
Manifestation of karmic space points, Non-fruitional
operation.
The best amongst the category
Prominence
Destructional non-existence
Subsequent non existence; Post nonexistence
Illusive or maliceful mentality; When someone is giving
an exposition of true knowledge, which is the means to
the attainment of liberation, another person is spiteful and
malignant in his attitude towards it; This is spite evil
intention; Spite
To shine as light or lamp
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Pragabhaava
Pragat
Pragna parisaha
Pragnaa
Pragnana
Pragnapana
Prahara
Praivartula
Prakaara
Prakarana
Prakarana-sama
Prakasa sakti
Prakashit
Prakirnaka
Prakriti
Prakrti sankramana
Prakrti-bandhana/bandha
Prakruti
Praksalana
Praksepana
Praksipta
Pralaya
Prama
Pramaada
Pramaada chaarya
Pramaana
Pramaanya
Pramaatta
Praman saptabhangi
Pramana (angulgavyuti, yojana)
Pramanabhasa
Pramanangula
Pramanikta
Pramata
Pramatr
Pramatta virata
Pramatta-sanyata
Pramattayoga
Pramatva
Prameya
Prameyatva
Pramiti
Pramoda
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Careless dealings
(1) Comprehensive view; (2) A full and general
apprehension of reality; (3) Valid Knowledge;
(4) Validity; (5) Organ of knowledge; (6) Instrument of
valid cognition: (7) Comprehensive knowledge (*) Right
knowledge
Validity
(1) Excited; (2) Subject of knowledge; (3) Learned one in
subject matter; (4) Negligent; (5) Careless; (6) Insolent;
(7) intoxicated; (8) Knower
Measure pertaining to seven combinations
Units of length, measures and weights.
Pseudo-organ of knowledge
A length measure
Authenticity; Honesty
Pramaad; Laziness
The knower
Non-vigilanlty restrained
Restrained with remissness
Negligent activity: Non-vigilant activity
Organ of knowledge
Object of knowledge; Object to be known completely;
Theorem; Self (swagyeya) is the object of knowledge;
Subject
Knowability; Knowableness; Subject matter of
knowledge; Capacity of being known by someone
Authentic knowledge
Joy; Pleasure; Delight; Gladness
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Pranaama
Pranapana paryaapti
Pranapratistha
Pranati-patiki kriya
Pranidhaana
Pranita
Prapti-riddhi
Prapyakari
Prarupa
Prarupanaa
Prarupela
Praryakhyana varana karma
Prasaada
Prasajya pratisedha
Prasama
Prasangaja
Prasannatta
Prasasti
Prashama
Prashasta raaga
Prashhasta
Prashhastatar
Prasidhdhi
Prastara
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Prastha
Prasuka
Prasupta
Pratara
Pratara-gata-samudghata
Prathamanuyoga
Prati
Pratibandha
Pratibhaa
Pratibhaasa
Pratibimba
Pratichcheda
Pratichchhanda
Pratighata
Pratignaa
Pratigraha
Pratihaarya
Pratijivi
Pratijnahani
Pratijnantara
Pratika
Pratikramana
A measure: 4 kudavas
Sterilised; Warmed
Dormant
Layer
A real expansion; A real emanation/extrication.
Biographical exposition.
Opposite or towards
(1) Re-tying of karma; (2) Restricted; (3) The realtion
with attraction, love desire etc.; (4) To stop
Personality Genius, Intuition, talent, brilliancy
Reflection like Mirror image (2) Apprehension (3) Shining.
(1) Image; (2) Image of Jina or Arhat
Corresponding section
Echo
Counterblow
Provable proposition; Thesis statement of major
and minor term; Oath; Promise; Acknowledge; Admit;
Confirm; Assert
Acceptance
Auspicious emblems; Attendant splendours; 8
auspicious emblems of lord arihant
Opposite attributes; Non-affirmative
Abandonment of proposition
Counter-thesis; Counter proposition
Symbol; Symbolism; Sandrasti.
(1) Going back to the original virtues (of soul), which are:
compassion, peace, even-temperament, forgiveness, etc.;
(2) Turn black; (3) Ritualized repentance; (4) Repentance
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Pratikriya
Pratiksepa
Pratilabha
Pratilekhana
Pratilomakrama
Pratimaa
Pratimana
Pratipaadak
Pratipaadan
Pratipaksa
Pratipata
Pratipatti
Pratiprasava
Pratiprcchana
Pratirupaka vyavaahara
Pratisamaye
Prati-sanlinata
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Pratisarana
Pratisedha
Pratisedhya
Prati-sevana
Pratisevana kusila
Pratishthapan samiti
Pratistha
Pratisthita
Pratita
Pratiti
Pratitika
Prativaadi
Pratividyaa
Prativisesa
Prativyudha
Pratiyoga
Pratyaabhignaana
Pratyaahaara
Pratyaakhyaana
Induction
Repudiation
Negatum
Transgression
Transgressory imperfect monks
Careful about disposal of excrete and waste
(1) Installation ceremony for the idol; (2) Consecration
festival; (3) Dedication ceremony; (4) Consecratory
installation; (5) Consecration festival
Enshrined; Consecrated
Acknowledged; Recognized; Convinced of any thing;
Firmly resolved up on; Ttrusting in; Resolute;
Obstructed
(1) Conviction; (2) Confidece; (3) Faith or belief; (4) A
state of experience; 5) Ascertain; (6) Complete
understanding; (7) Khaatri
By experience; Empirical
Rival party; Rival view; Opponent; Adversaries
Retaliatory black magic.
Distinguished; Differrence
Dismiss
Counter-part; Competitor
Recognition
Withdrawl of mind; Retreating
(1) Renunciation; (2) Repulsion; (3) Discriminative
knowledge of the self leading to discarding all alien
disposition, resolution or determination for not
committing any faults; (4) Determination; (5) Passion
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Pratyaakhyaana kashaaya
Pratyaakhyaani
Pratyaayo
Pratyakhsa
Pratyakhyana varana kashaaya
Pratyakhyanavarana
Pratyakhyanavarniya kashaya
Pratyaksa
Pratyaksabhasa
Pratyaksha pramaana
Pratyasatti
Pratyaya kaaraka
Pratyayi-kriya
Pratyeka bodhita
Pratyeka bodhitva
Pratyeka buddha
Pratyeka jiva
Pratyeka prakrati
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Pratyeka-naamakarma
Pratyutpanna
Pravaaha
Pravachana
Pravachana bhakti
Pravachana mata/matraka
Pravachana vaatsalya
Pravartaka
Pravichaara
Pravrajaka
Pravrajya
Pravratti
Pravratti nimitta
Prayoga
Prayogaja
Prayogakriya
Prayogika bandha
Prayogika kriya
Prayogya-labdhi
Prayojana
Prayojana
Prayopagamana
Predication
Predicator
Preeti
Preksa-dhyana
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Preraka
Presya prayoga
Preyah sampradana
Prithaktva
Prithavi
Prithavi-kaayika
Prithvi kaayaa
Prithvi panda
Prosadha
Prosadha pratimaa
Prosadha saala
Prosadha upavasa
Prthaktva vitarka
Pruthaktva
Pruthavi
Pudgala
Pudgala dravya
Pudgala paraavartan
Pudgala praksepa
Pudgala skandha
Pudgalavadi
Pudgalavarta
Pudgalavipaki
Pujaa
Pujaari
Pulaka
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Pullinga
Pumveda
Punarukti
Pundarika
Punya
Punya bhaava
Punya karma
Punya prakrti
Punya, dravya/bhava
Punya-paapa
Puraana
Purnaahuti
Purusa
Purusaveda
Purushaartha
Purva
Purvaachaara
Purvaanubhootataa
Purvadhara
Purvakoti
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Male gender
Sexual cravings for a female; Male libido
Tautology; Repeatition
The best lotus flower
Merit; Virtue punya karma; Auspicious or virtuous
Karma; Piety; Sacred
Souls auspicious manifestation of consciousness,
Wholesome; Auspicious dispositions
Wholesome karma
Verities of merit/Piety
Merit, Physical/psychical
Merit-cum-demerit
(1) Ancient Biography of great men; (2) Legendary
stories; (3) Name of a class of sacred texts dealing with
the lives of Tirthankaras.
Completion
Male; Soul; A Sankhya category
Male libido
Conscious personal effort; Focused efforts
(1) Early canons/texts; (2) East(Purva); (3) Direction; (4)
pre-canons; (5) Sections of Books (Subdivision of
Volume); (6) A group of fourteen Jaina canonical texts,
now extinct in twelth volume of angas; (7) Most ancient
Jaina writings
Precedent
Prior experience objects
Purva scripts proficient monks
Ten million purva time
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Purvapaksa
Purvaratanu smarana varganaa
Pushakarvara
Pushpa puja
Pushpaanjali khsepanaa
Pushpadanta
R (Alphabetic listing R)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Raadha
Raaga
Raajakathaa
Raajaloka
Raajapinda
Raajasa
Rahasya abhyaakhyana
Rahasyakrita
Raisi
Rajasadana
Rajju
Rajjughata
Rajoharana
Rajyakathaa
Raksa bandhana
Raksasa vivaaha
Rasa
Rasa tyaaga
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Rasa-bandha
Rasa-gaurava
Rasa-graddhi
Rasa-kashaaya
Rasa-parityaga
Rasa-vaanijya
Rasa-vidya
Rasa-vikriti
Rasi
Rasiyugma
Rasmana-pramaana
Rasnendriya
Ratha renu
Rati
Ratna-chintaamani
Ratna-traya
Ratni
Ratri bhakta
Ratribhukti tyaaga/viramana
Raudra dhysana
Rayi
Rechaka
Riddhi
Intensive bondage
Taste disrespect
Taste greed; Lust for taste
Taste passion
Giving-up delicacies or stimulating and delicious dishes
Alcoholic trade
Alchemy
Fermented; Denatured
Number; Aggregate; Set
Even number
Measurement of liquids
Sense of taste; Gustatory sense
A length unit, 8 trasa renus.
Pleasure in sensual activity; Liking; Indulgence
A diamond or supernatural jewel which fulfills human
Desires
(1) Three jewels triple gems of faith, knowledge and the
conduct; (2) Gem-trio
A length unit; Vitastis
Sixth model stage; Model stage of restricting
sex-act to night hours; Model stage of renouncing night
eating
Sixth model stage; Renunciation of night eating
Angeral meditation
Morning
Breathing out
(1) Supernatural power; (2) Prodigy; (Siddhi=
achievement)
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Riju/Rju
Rijugati
Rijumati
Rijusutranaya
Rishabha
Rishi
Rjusutranaya
Roga
Rogaparisaha
Rogatraya
Romahara
Roopa
Roopaateeta
Roopastha
Roudra
Roudra dhyaana
Rta
Ruchi
Rudha
Rudha saankhya
Rudhira
Rudra
Ruja
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Ruksha
Rupa
Rupa mada
Rupaatita dhyaana
Rupanupata
Rupasakti
Rupastha dhyaana
Rupi
S (Alphabetic listing S)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Saadbitama
Saadhaarana
Saadhaarana guna
Saadhaarana sarira
Saadhaka
Achievement
Common plant; General plant
General property; Common property.
General/common body.
(1) Aspirant; (2) Practitioner; (3) Achiever; (4)
Enlightened person; (5) Spiritual person; (6) One
who is putting efforts to gain
Spiritual persons enlightened state
Type of householder who renounces all attachments
for holy death.
Resources
Resources; Tool; Probans; Reason; Cause;
Device; Middle term; Instrument
(1) Practices (for spiritual development); (2)
Accomplishing, achieving; efforts of activity
necessary to achieve or accomplish an object;
discipline for the attainment of moksha
(emancipation), study of soul, striving towards
accomplishment.
Relations related to means and goal
Effort to gain
A male who has given up the family life, wealth and
worldly comforts for seeking liberation. He learns
Saadhaka dashaa
Saadhaka shraavaka
Saadhan hetu
Saadhana
Saadhanaa
Saadhya
Saadhya gnaana
Saadi
Saadrashya ()
Saagara
Saagara dharma
Saagaropama
Saahoo
Saakaara
Saakra mantrabheda
Saamaanya
Saamaayika
Saamanya drista
Saamanya visheshatmaka
Saamarthya
Saamayika vrata
Saanketika
Saanshayika mithyaatva
Saanti paatha
Saapeksha
Saasana
Saasanadevata
Saasanadevi
Saastra
Saastra mudhata
Saastraartha
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Common
(1) A state of equanimity (composure) calmness,
self-control, poise, level-headedness; (2) Prayers;
(3) Equanimity; (4) State of equanimity; (5)
Concentration on religious themes for a duration of
48 minutes; (6) Also see vratas; (7) State of
calmness and sinlessness of mind and speech.
Usually 48 minutes for householders and a lifetime
for saadhus and saadhvis.
Inference by commonality
Common substances with different forms
Strength; Capacity; Ability; Capability
Equanimity vow
Hinting
Wrong belief due to doubtful state of mind
Santi paatha; Peace recital
Relative; Relativistic; Comparative
Jain teaching; Jain discipline
Guardian deity
Attending and protecting deity of the tirthankaras;
These have male counterparts too called Saasana
deva. They are also called yaksa and yaksini. Since
the tirthankaras are free from attachment (vitaraaga),
they do not help their devotees. It is from the
attending deity that the devotee receives help.
Scriptures; Canons
Belief in reverse canons; Canonical idiocy
Disputation; Debate; Meaning ot the scripture
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Saasvata
Saataa
Saatavedaniya
Saatvika
Sabaddha
Sabala
Sabari sabar
Sabda
Sabda brahmaa
Sabda samaya
Sabdanaya
Sabdanupata
Sabdolkekha
Sabjrabtu
Sachelaka
Sachitta
Sachitta aahaara
Sachitta niksepa
Sachitta pidhaana
Sachitta tyaaga pratimaa
Sachitta-sambandha
Sad bhuta
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Eternal
Peace; Equanimity
Pleasant-feeling-producing karma
Caused by internal feeling or sentiments; Natural;
State of body caused by some natural emotions,
spirited,vigorous, energetic, external agitation
occurring due to internal emotions, mildness of
passions
Associated
Offence; Disfigured
Lady like standing; Lady of Sabar tribe
Sound; Words
Spiritual knowledge
System of philosophy or scripture
Verbal stand point; Verbal testimony
Sounding signs
Verbal mention
Transition; Alteration
Clothed saadhu or monk
The object with life; Living matter; Vegetable life
Green/raw vegetable food
Placing the vegetable
Covering by vegetable
(1) Model stage of renunciation of green vegetables;
(2) Pratima model stage of renunciation of green
vegetables
Connected with vegetables
Pure synthetic
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Sadaamukta
Sadaiva
Sadangi
Sadasat
Sadavastharupa upasama
Sadavasyaka
Sadbhaava
Sadbhuta vyavaahara naya
Sad-dharma vraddhi
Sadharma
Sadharmya drstaanta
Sadrasatva
Sadrasha
Sadrasha
Sadrashya pratyaabhignaana
Sadupadesa
Sadvedya karma
Sahaaro
Sahabhaavi
Sahachara
Sahaja
Sahaja chetanaa
Sahajaananda
Sahajaatma
Sahajaatma swarupa
Sahajata
Sahakaari karanga
Sahasaa
Sahasiddha
)
Sahishhnutaa (
Sailesikarana
Saivism
Saiyam
Saiyama bhaava
Saiyama labdhi
Saiyoga
Sajaatiya
Sajiva
Sakal
Sakal charitra
Sakal parmaatma
Sakal pratyaksha
Sakal tyaaga
Sakala
Sakala parmaatmaa
Natural consciousness
Having natural innate joy; Natural spiritual joy
Natural self
Natural self look
Innate; Natural
Co-operative cause
At once; Immediately; Quickly
Concomitant
Tolerance
Rocklike steadfastening
A branch of Hinduism which worships siva as the
principal deity.
Abstinence; Restraints; Mortification
Restraintful temperament.
Attainment of restraint
Association; Joining together; Combination;
Contact
(1) Homogeneous; (2) Homologous; (3) Belonging
to the same class, caste, family or kind
Living matter; Vegetable life.
Whole; Complete; Entire; With body.
Charitra or character of muniraaja i.e. monk
The supreme soul with the body
Omniscience knowledge: Supreme knowledge
Renunciation of all five kinds of sins
Complete; Corporeal
Arhantaa
Sakaladatti
Sakaladesa
Sakalendriya
Sakalya
Sakam nirjaraa
Sakama
Sakar upyoga
Sakara gnaana
Sakara upayoga
Sakasaaya
Sakriya
Sakshata
Sakshata suddha nischaya naya
Sakshatkara
Salaka
Salaka nisthaapana
Salaka purusa
Salila
Sallekhanaa
Sallekhanaa vrata
Salya Sting
Sama
Samaachaara
Samaachaari
Samaadana kriya
Samaadhi
Samaadhi nirvikalpa
Samaadhi savikalpa
Samaadhi marana
Samaadhisth
Samaantanupata-kriya
Samaantara sreni
Samaarambha
Samaasa
Samabhaava
Samabhidhvansa
Samabhi-rudha naya
Samabhuja
Samachaturastha sansthaana
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Samachatursra-sansthaana
Samakaalina
Samakita
Samana
Samanadatti
Samana-samani
Samanaska
Samarasi bhaava
Samaropa
Samarpana
Samarsti
Samarth
Samarthakarana
Samasreni
Samasti
Samataa
Samatva
Samavasarana
Samavatara
Samavaya
Samavaya sambandha
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Samavayi kaarana
Samaya
Samaya pravaddha
Samayika charitra
Samayika pratima
Samayika sanyama
Samayika vrata
Samayka
Sambadhana
Sambhavanaath
Sambhinnasrotra labdhi
Sambhiti
Sambodha
Sambodhi
Samdarshi
Samhanana
Samharana
Samita
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Samiti
Samjana
Samjani
Samjvalana
Samjvalana kashaaya
Samkalpaga-himsa
Samkeeta
Samlekhanaa
Sammisrana
Sammurchima janma
Samopapannaka
Samosharana
Sampadaa
Sampanna
Samparaya
Samparayika
Samparayika aasrava
Sampatima
Sampradaaya
Sampradana-kaaraka
Sampradharana sangnaa
Samprata
Samprayoga
Sampreksa
Samrambha
Samrasa
Samsaara
Samsaarina
Samsiddhi
Samskaaras
Samta bhaava
Samuchchheda
Samuchchhinna-kriya
Samuchhaya
Samudaaya
Samuddesana-kaala
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
world; Samavasarana
Acquisition
Possessed of; Rich; Wealthy
Downfall; Passional influx
Pertaining to passion; Passional influx
Mundane influx; Passional influx.
Flying insects
A religious group
Receiver of that deed
Memory trace; Instrinct of mind
Fit; Proper; Present; Of the present time; Pertinent;
Presently; Right now
Coming to ones possession.
Introspection; Buddhist meditation system
Planning; Intention
Equanimity nature
Cycle of transmigration for all non-liberated souls.
(1) Unliberated mundane and embodied; (2) Wordly
or Mundane
Attainment
Ceremonies
Sense of indifference of even mindedness;
Principle of balanced inclination; Equanimity
Destroy
Bereft of activites
Aggregate; Mass; Multitude
Cause (of suffering); Group
Teaching time
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Samudghaata
Samudra siddha
Samurchchhina
Samvara
Samvara
Samvara anupreksa
Samvatsari
Samvaya
Samvedana
Samvedani kathaa
Samvega
Samvegani kathaa
Samvibhaaga
Samvita
Samvrata yoni
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Samvrata-asamvrata
Samvyavaharika pratyaksa
Samyaga
Samyaga darshana
Samyaga tapa
Samyagadrashhti
Samyagagnaana
Samyagdarshana
Samyaka
Samyaka charitra
Samyaka darsana
Samyaka drishti
Samyaka gnaana
Samyaka kriyaa
Samyaka mohaniya
Samyaka shruti
Samyaka tapa
Samyakachaaritra
Samyakadrishti
Samyaka-mithyaadrishti
Samyakdrasti
Samyaktva
Restrained-cum-nonrestrained
Conventional/empirical direct perception
(1) Right; (2) Proper; (3) Rationale
True faith or right faith or enlightened faith; Right
perception or observation
Austerity associated with right faith
(1) One with a complete and immense interest,
liking and affection for the Jain religion; (2) One
with discriminative knowledge of right and wrong
and is true believer in Jainism.
Right knowledge
Right faith; Rational perception; Experiencing
soul or self
Rational; Right; True
Right conduct
Right Perception; Right faith
Right (belief, view, inclination, insight); Right faithed
Right knowledge
Righteous activity
Faith deluding karma
Right scriptures
Right austerities and penances
Right conduct; Perfect conduct
Rational person
Right-cum-wrong faith
Right faithed religious
(1) Right view and Self-realization; (2) Right Belief;
(3) Rational activities; (4) Accept only what seems
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Samyaktva aupsamika
Samyaktva ksaayiaka
Samyama-samyama
Samyamopvardhaka
Samyoga
Sanchita
Sandeha
Sandhi
Sandigdha anvaya
Sandigdha-asiddha
Sandrasti
Sanga
Sangati
Sangha
Sangha avarnavada
Sangha chaturvidaha
Sangha sadhu samadhikarana
Sanghapati
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sangharsa
Sanghata
Sanghvi
Sangnaa
Sangnaaksara
Sangni
Sangni
Sangraha
Sangrahanaya
Sanhanana
Sanhara
Sanharana siddha
Sanjvalana
Sanjvalana-kasaaya
Sankaas
Sankalanatmaka
Sankalita
Sankalpa
Sankalpi hinsa
Sankara
Sankara-dosha
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party
Collisional sound; Collision; Conflict
Aggregation; Combination; Association; It is the
aggregate of the particles; The atomic aggregate
Leader of the congregation or pilgrimage group
Refinements; Instinct; Recognition; Knowledge;
Follower
Alphabet/script
Mind-endowed; Rational; With Mind
Rational being; Being with senses and mind;
Instinctive being
Collection; Synthesis.
Synthetic standpoint
Structure; Skeletal structure
Contraction; Destruction
Emancipated form taken away region
Smouldering; Gleaming; Sublte
Smouldering/gleaming passion; Conduct deluding
karma of gleaming passion
Doubt; Skeptic
Synthetic
Accumulate; To stitch ; Derived and organized
Attachment with out side material things, ownership
with material things, Intention, Determination.
Injury committed intentionally (by action of mind
speech or body)
Hybrid; Confusion
Fault of mixing together, commingling fault, soul
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Sankara-vyatiakra
Sankhadi
Sankhya datti
Sankhya mana
Sankhyaata
Sankhya-siddhanta
Sankhyata anuka
Sankhyata pradesa
Sankhyatabhaga, hani/vruddhi
Sankhyata-gunahani/vruddhi
Sanklapja hinsa
Sanklesha
Sanklesh-marana
Sanklestha
Sankmana
Sankramana
Sanku samacchinnaka
Sankuchita
Sanlekhana
Sanmaana
Sanmukha
Sannidhikarana
Sannidhikarana vichinal
Sannikarsa
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sannikarshha
Sannipatika
Sannivesa
Sansaara
Sansaari jiva
Sansaari/sansaara-samapannaka
Sanshaya
Sanshaya mithyaatva
Sanshodhaka
Sanskaara
Sanslesa bandha
Sanstaropkrama
Sanstava
Sansthaana
Sansthaana vichaya
Sansthita
Sansvedaga
Sansvedima
Santaana
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Santaapa
Santa-pada-prarupana
Santara siddha
Santhaara
Santhaaro
Sanvibhaaga
Sanvitti
Sanyaasa
Sanyaasa marana
Sanyama
Sanyama
Sanyast aashrama
Sanyata
Sanyatasanyata
Sanyoga
Sanyoga budhdhi
Sanyuha naama
Sanyukta sanyoga
Sapado
Sapaksa
Sapaksa sanyama
Sapaksa satva
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Grief; Pain
Section of a Digambara procanon;
Presentation about existents (reality)
Inervally salvated
Vow of voluntary death; Fasting to death in the
later age of life; Peaceful voluntary and planned
religious death
Same as santhaara
Sharing equally with love for others and respect
Apprehension; Knowledge
Renunciation
Holy death
Self-control; Self restraint
Restraint; Stoppage
Life as a monk, a period of renunciation; This is the
fourth of four stages that a Jain shravak and
shravika are recommended to pass through in his or
her lifetime.
Restrained
Partially restrained; Restrained-cum-nonrestrained
Association; Conjunction; Combination
Vivid determination with the associative things
Authorship names
Conjunction-cum-conjunction
Stand for books
Homologue
Qualified restraint.
Subsistence in homologue
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Sapexatva
Sapindikarana
Sapratipaksa
Sapratisthita pratyeka
Sapta vyasana
Saptabhangi
Sapta-bhangi-nyaaya
Sapta-tatva
Saraaga charitra
Saraaga sanyama
Saraaga sanyamadiyoga
Saraga bhakti
Saralataa
Sarana
Saraswati
Saraswati idol
Sarira
Sarira bandha
Sarira nama karma
Sarira, paryapti
Sariri
Sarisrpa
Sarthak
Sarva sadharmya
Sarvadaa
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sarva-darsitva
Sarvagata sreni
Sarvaghati karma
Sarvaghati-spardhaka
Sarvagna
Sarvastoka
Sarvato- bhadrika
Sarvatobhadra
Sarvausat
Sarva-vadhi
Sarva-vaidharmya
Sarva-virata
Sarva-vyaapi
Sarvodaya
Sasaadana
Sasaadana samyakdrasti
Sasa-sringa
Sasguna-chchhadana
Sashakatama
Sasta-parinata
Sasthabhakta
Sasthi karaka
Sasthi tantra
Sasthika paddhati
Sasuddha
Sasvadana
Omni-vision
Line passing through whole space.
All-destructive karma
All-destructive karmic super-variform
Omniscient lord; All knowing
Few; Smallest
Fourfold quadruple Jina image
A penance
Seed word, Exclamatory invocation.
Perfect clairvoyance
Complete dissimilarity
Totally abstained
Omnipresent; All-pervasive
Prosperity-to-all philosophy
Indifferent
Spiritual stage of mixed taste; 2nd stage; Lingering
faith stage
Horns of hare
Overlooking the merits
Most effective
Weapon-operated; Lifeless
2-days fasting
Genitive case; Possessive case
Saankhya philosophy
Sexagesional system
Pure
Spiritual stage of mixed taste; 2nd stage; Lingering
faith stage
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Sasvata anagata
Sat
Sat kathaa
Sat swarupa
Sat/artha/vaastu
Sata prtjaltva
Sataka
Sataka
Satika
Satisaya-apramattavirata
Satjiva nikaaya
Satkaara
Satkaara-puraskaara
Satkatha
Satsahasra-prithaktva
Satsanga
Satta
Eternal future
(1) Real Existence, at any time of permanence and
creation is called Sat ne which is with destruction;
(2) Reality i.e self existing entity (3) It is a reality,
which refers to the origination, the destruction and
the permanence of the state of a thing; (4) Param
Tatva or supreme element i.e self or soul; (5)
Existence, being, existent, the real entity, existence
is characterized by origination, cessation and
permanence, truth, reality, existence, essence.
Religious narrative; Religious tales
(1) Ones own nature; (2) The quality of being; (3)
existence
Existence; Existent; Real; Substance
200-900 versed
Centenad; 100-versed; Chapter
Garments (man,woman)
Garments (man,woman)
Excellently perfect-vowed.
Six-fold living beings
Reverence; Respect
Honor and reward
Religious narrative or tale
2-9 lac
Company of a noble person; Association with
religious person
(1) Existence; (2) Inoperative state of existence,
dormancy; (3) Satta, satva, samanya, dravya,
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Satta swarupa
Sattva
Satya
Satya vrata
Saucha
Saudharma loka
Sauksmya
Savadya vritti
Savichaara
Savikaara
Savikalpa
Savikalpa charitra
Savikalpa dashaa
Savikar chaitanya parinama
Savipaaka
Savipaaka nirjaraa
Savitarka
Savyabhichaara
Sayan avastha
Sayoga kevali
Sayya
Sayyasana
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Sayyatara
Sendriya
Sesavata
Setia
Sevarta/chedavratta-sanhanana
Sfatik mani
Shaanti
Shaastras
Shaata
Shaata aavashyaka
Shaata anaayatana
Shaata guna hani vruddhi
Shaata kaya
Shaata paryaapti
Shaataa
Shaathata
Shakti
Sham
Sharana
Sharanam
Sharira
Shatakaraka
Shaucha
Shavira
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Monk-residence
With senses; Sensed
Inference by remainder, Excretory action.
A measure unit, 2 pasati.
Ligatured osseous structure
Crystal
Sixteenth Tirthankar
Jina-vani; Books containing Omniscient's
preaching; Religious Books; Education
Feeling of content
Six essential duties of jaina saints/house holders.
Six reasons of false belief
Finite of infinite increase and decrease in indivisible
particles of six kinds
Six kinds of body forms of living beings
Six kinds of basic development of being eg aahaara,
sharira, indriya, swasoswas, bhaasa and mana
Peace; Equanimity
Stupidities
Powers
Restraining; Restraining the mind from passions
and other evil tendencies
Refuse; Shelter
Come to shelter
Body
Six kinds of causes
Purity greed Self contentment
Aged; Old
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Sheetala
Shekhi
Shhada
Shikshaa-vrata
Shithilaacharee
Shiv tatva
Shiva
Shodhaka
Shoka
Shraavaka
Shramana
Shree
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Tenth Tirthankar
Boastful show of courage i.e. bravado
Six or group of six
(1) Vows for householder, which prepare and train a
householder for the eventual muni life; (2) Teaching
how to observe munivrata or vows for monks and
prepare for eventual monk life; (3) Trainees vows
Person of loose conduct
Soul; Supreme element
(1) Manifestation of stable condition of the soul, pure
soul, nirupardrav dasha pragati chhe jene, without
calamity; (2) Moksha, liberation Siddha Shivapada
Siddha status i.e. liberated status of soul
Explorer; Ddiscoverer; Inventor
Sorrow
(1) Layman aspirant of the moksha;
(2) Householder; (3) A Jain male householder
following the priniciples of Jainism
Man and woman householder
Belief; Faith; Ttrust
Belief attribute
(1) Ascetic One who has renounced comfortsand
pleasures; (2) One who believes in self-help or
self-endeavors for their spiritual progress and
liberation; (3) The follower of Jain religion (4) Monk
involved in austerity 7th gunasthaanaka
Religious striver
It represents omniscient as the wealth of the soul;
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Shresthataa
Shreyaansa
Shri
Shrungaara
Shruta
Shruta gnaana
Shrutakevali
Shruti
Shubha
Shubha-bhaava
Shubha-raaga
Shubh-upyoga
Shuchi
Shuddha-naya
Shuddha-parinati
Shuddhopayoga
Shukal
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Shukla dhyaana
Sidana
Siddha kshetras
Siddha silaa
Siddhaa
Siddhaanta
Siddhaasa
Siddhachakra
Siddhagati
Siddhaguna
Siddhahood
Siddhasvarupa
Siddhi
Siddhi yogic
Sidha loka
Sidhdha
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sidhdhaanta
Siksa vrata
Sila
Silavrata
Silavratesu-anatichaara
Silpa
Sita sparsa
Sitakalpa
Sitapata
Sithila
Sithila aachara
Sithilikarana
Skandha
Skandha desa
Skandha pradesa
Skandha vija
Slesa
Slokarth
Smarana
Smriti
Smriti samanvahara
Smrtyantara dhyaana
Smrtyanupasthapana
Snaataka
Snaatraabhishheka
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Snaatrapuja
Snapana jina image
Sneha
Sneha pratibaddha
Snehakaaya
Snehana
Snigdha
Snigdha-ruksatva
Sodasika
Sootra
Sopaana
Sopadhika
Sopadhika chaitanya parinaama
Soul
Spandanaa
Spardhaka
Sparsha
Sparsha indriya
Sparshana indriya
Sphotavaada
Sprista
Spruhaa
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Meru Mountain
Image worship with sacred bathing
Image bathing
Snehana Viscosity; Essence; Gluey; Bodily
contact; Water; Affection
Affixed by gluey water
Water bodies
Viscosity; Essence; Gluey; Bodily contact; Water
Smooth; Viscous; Positively charged.
Smoothness-roughness (of atoms); Positivenegativeness
Measure of liquids
A jain scripture written in ancient indian language
Pagathiya or steps
Association of soul with alien attachments,
conditional, alien belonging.
Souls mode due to association with alien
attachement, atmas parinam due to association
with par padarth.
Self; Jiva
Vibration
Group of variform; Super variform.
Touch
Touch; Contact; Sense of touch.
Touch; Contact; Sense of touch.
Exposerism; Flsherism.
In contact; Touched; Contactile.
Desire
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Sraavaka
Sraavaka pratimaa
Sraavaka Sraavika
Sraavakachaara
Sraavika
Sraddhaa
Sraddhaana
Sramana
Sramana paramparaa
Sramana sangha
Sramanabhuta
Sramani
Sramanopasaka
Sreni
Sresthi
Srivatsa
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Srotra
Srotra pragnana
Srotrendriya
Srpatika
Sruta
Sruta agnaana
Sruta avarnavaada
Sruta gnaana
Sruta gnaanavarana
Sruta kevali
Sruta nisrita
Sruta panchami
Sruta prosita
Sruta ramana
Sruta sthaavira
Srutamada
Srutaskandha
Stava
Stayangriddhi
Stenaharana
Stenaprayoga
Steya
Steyanubandhi raudradhyana
Sthaana
Sthaanakavaasi
Sthaapanaacharya
Sthaavara
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sthaavara
Sthaavara dasakaa
Sthaavara hinsa
Sthaavira
Sthaavirakalpi
Sthaaviravali
Sthanarha paddhati
Sthandila
Sthapanaa
Sthapanaa nikshepa
Sthapananupurvi
Sthasnu
Sthaulya
Sthira
Sthirta
Sthita
Sthiti
Sthiti hetutva
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Sthitibandha
Sthitikarana
Sthul
Sthulatva
Stoka
Storta
Stri parisaha
Stri veda
Stri-kathaavagjana
Strimukti
Stupa
Stuti
Styaanagriddhi
Subha
Subha bhaava
Subha yoga
Subhaanama
Subhaasubha bhaava
Subhaasubha vritti
Subhaga
Subhikshataa
Subhopaoyga
Suchyangula
Suddha
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
substance
Durational bondage
Stabilization in the religion
Gross
Grossness; Extensivity
A unit of time; 7 pranas; Little quantity/number
Philosophical hymns; Praising; Hymns; Psalms
Womenal afflication
Female libido
Womenal tale-refrainment
Female gender salvation
Reliquary mound
Eulogy; Panegeric; Praise to Lord; Commendation;
Laudation; Valediction; A hymn of praise
Somnambulism
Good; Auspicious
Auspicious sentiments
Auspicious incidence
The Naama karma which brings auspicious bodily
organs, sweet melodious sound, fame etc., to an
individual.
Meritorious and demeritorious sentiments.
Auspicious and inauspicious thoughts
Charming
Abundance of food
Auspicious consciousness
A unit of length
Pure
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Suddha bhaava
Suddha naya
Suddhi
Suddhopayoga
Sudha
Sudharma
Sudra
Sugandha
Sukara
Sukha
Sukha vedana
Sukhaabhaasa
Sukhaanubandha
Sukhabhipraya
Sukhadi
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Sukla dhyaana
Sukla lesya
Sukrta
Sukshma
Sukshmattva
Suksma-kriya-anivartika
Suksma-kriya-pratipati
Suksma-samparaya-charitra
Sulakshana
Sulsaa
Sumati
Sunya
Sunya varganaa
Sunyata
Supaarshva
Sura
Susama
Susama-dusama
Susama-susama
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Susangata
Susira
Susvara
Sutra
Sutra ruchi
Sutrakara
Sutranugama
Suvarna
Suxmanigodeeyaa
Sva
Sva nirnaya
Sva prakaasha
sva prakashatva
Sva samaya
Sva samayi
Sva sanmukhta
Svaadhyaaya
Svaadya
Svaaha
Svabhaava
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Coherent; Consistent.
Sound from air columns
Melodius voice
(1) Verse; (2) Original Scriptures of Jain Religion (3)
Cononical texts; (4) Aphorosm; (5) A scripture
written in the ancient Ardhamaghdhi language
Scriptural predilection or strong liking
Aphorist
Aphoristic exposition
A unit, 16 karma masa, Gold.
Not perceivable extreme extreme minor infinite souls
living under cover of one body
Soul; Self
Self cognition
Self perception
Auto revelation
The pure one; Self absorbed
Living being that is associated with essential
qualities
self introvertedness
(1) Self-study; (2) It is the self-study or the study of
holy scriptures means to promote the spiritual
realization of the self; (3) To ruminate on the
lessons received from the spiritual preceptor
(Upaadhyaya).
Relishable
Oblatory or ritual offerings
Inherent; Natural
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Svabhaava parinaama
Svabhaava svarupa
Svadara santosa
Svadara-mantrabheda
Svadeha parimaana
Svadima
Svadravya-ksetra
Svagunachchhadana
Sva-kaaya-saastra
Svalinga siddha
Svamitva
Svapaaka
Svapna
Svapragnaa
Sva-prakasi
Svarthanumana
Sva-samaya
Sva-samvedana
Svasti
Svasti paatha
Svastika
Svati sansthaana
Svavachana-badhita
Sva-vosaya
Svayamsambuddha
Svetaambara
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Undefiled mode
Intrinsic mode/nature; Self nature
Fidelity within marriage
Exposing wifal secrets
Self-body dimension
Relishable
Non-alien substantive; Locative; Timal and modal
aspect
Overlooking own merit
Self body weapon
Salvated in ones own order
Ownership; Possession
Low caste; Chandaala
Dream
Only with self talent
Self-absorption conduct
Subjective inference
Own view; Ones own docrine/Canons
Self-cognition; Self-experiencel
Blessing
Blessing recitation
Well being; Stylised wheel of lifer; Auspicious fourarmed symbol
Configuration with lower part symmetrical
Self-contradictory
Relevent object
Self-enlightened
White; Cotton-clad; Name of a Jaina sect whose
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Svetpata
Swa
Swa chatusthaya
Swa samvedana
Swa samvedana gnaana
Swaadhina
Swaadhyaaya
Swaami
Swaanubhava
Swaanubhuti
Swaataha
Swabhaava
Swabhaava bheda
Swachatushtaya
Swa-para-prakaashaka
Swarga
Swarupa
Swarupa siddhi
Swarupacharana charitra
Swasti
Swastika
Swaswamitva sambandha
Swayambuddhatva
Swetaambara
Syaadasti
Syaadasti-avaktavya
Syaadasti-nasti
Syaadasti-nasti-avaktvaya
Syaadavaada
Syaata
Syaata-nasti
Syaata-nasti-avaktvaya
Syaata-vaada
Syamatva
T (Alphabetic listing T)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Taamas
Taamaskaya
Taapa
Taaraka
Taatparya
Taatvika
Darkness; Inertia
Dark bodies
Heat; Heat-cum-light; Affliction
One who helps others swim out the ocean of sansaara
Meaning; Significance; Gist; Substance; Aim; Object
In accordance with reality; Real; True; Knowing the
principles
Soul does not leave the inherent nature (swapana ne
chhode nahi)
Copy; Similar form; Representation
Similar representation
Oneness; Identity
Indentical/inherent relation; Like color in water; Abheda or
unseperable relations
Ones beings; Intrinsic nature
Same species rebirthal death
Servant
That form
Luminous; Electric
Luminous electric body
Electric body; Molecules forming the electric body
Caloric/Luminous extrication
Luminous body; Caloric body; In modern technology it
Taijasa varganaa
Taimirika
Tairyagyona
Tala pralamba
Talaputa
Tamaha
Tamasa
Tankotkirna
Tanmaya
Tantra
Tantucharana
Tanu
Tanuvata
Tapa
Tapasa
Tapasvi
Tarana panthi
Tarka
Tarkamulaka
Tarpani
Tassa
Tata
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
Tatastha
Tathagati parinaama
Tathakara
Tathakhyatta
Tathopapatti
Tathya
Tatpaksika
Tatpradosa
Tattva
Tattvaartha
Tattvaartha sutra
Tattvas
Tatva gyaana
Tatva gyaani
Tatvarthadhigama
Tatvarupavati
Teertha
Teertha-kshetra
Teerthankara
Teerthayaatra
TERMINOLOGY OF JAINISM BY DINESH VORA
instruments
Balanced and just toward all; Madhyastha; Impartial
Natural state of transformation
Assent on Jina instruction
As sermonized
Occurential possibility
Truth
Same sider; Holding similar view
Jealousy; Spite
The Nine aspects of Realities; Reals; Fundamental
verity; Category; Eelements regarded as objects of faith
for a Jaina
(1) Nature or meaning of Nine Tattvas; (2) Tautology i.e.
a statement that is necessarily true, things ascertain as
they are; (3) Reals ascertained as they are
The Jain scripture considered the Jain bible
Fundamental principles; Reality; Philosophical matter;
Essentials; Nature of things
Knowledge of truth
Enlightened
Knowledge of ascertained reals
Meditative practice of envisioning body
Ford - a place which enables a person to cross the river of
worldly existence and suffering; Religious order
Place of pilgrimage
A founder of a Teerth; Supreme Being; Relgious ford
maker; Spiritual Conqueror or victor
Pilgrimage
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Teindriya
Tejokaayika
Tejolesya
Tera pantha
Tika
Tikhkhooto
Tikta
Tilatsabhava
Tirayancha
Tirobhaava
Tirtha
Tirtha siddha
Tirthakara prakarti
Tirthaksetra
Tirthankara
Form of life which has only three out of five senses e.g.
touch, taste, and smell
Fire-bodied
Red aura
Thy path, Path of 13, A Swetambara sect of non-idolators,
Digambara Sect of idolators.
(1) Commentary; (2) A written explanation or criticism
or illustration that is added to a book or other textual
material
Three times
Bitter; Pungeant
Indifferent attitude
Subhuman beings; Animal Life
Unmanifestation; Not manifested
Ford; Four-fold order
Holy place-salvated
Karmic subtype; Physique making karma species of fordbuiler
Holy place of pilgrimage
(1) 'Builders of the ford.' One who reestablishes the
religion and fourfold society system of Sadhus, Sadhvis,
Shravaks and Shravikas; (2) Founder of the Jaina order
from time to time; (3) Enlightened and Ford-builders; (4)
Founder of the Jaina order. Tirtha means order, which is
four-fold, consisting of the monks, nuns, and male and
female lay-followers. In the present time-cycle as
conceived by the Jainas, there have in all been 24
tirthankaras, headed by Adinatha Risabha. The last three
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Tiryaka bhaava
Tiryaka loka
Tiryaka loka siddha
Tiryaka prachaya
Tiryaka saamaanya
Tiryaka vyatikrama
Tiryaka yoni
Tiryancha
Titiksa
Tivra
Tivrakayabhi nivesa
Tivratama
Transitory
Transmigratory
Trasa
Trasa dasaka
Trasa naama
Trasa nadi
Trasa parisaha
Trasarenu
Tri-anuka
Tri-indriya
Trikaala
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Trikaali aatma
Trindriya
Tri-ratna
Trishalaa
Tri-vidha
Trna-sparasa parisaha
Trushhnaa
Trutirenu
Tryansa sansthaana
Tula
Tyaaga
Tyaagi
future
The soul as substance is eternal; existed past; exist now
and will exist in future and in all times.
Three-sensed (Basically touch taste & smell)
Three jewels, gem-trio Samyag darshana, Samyag gnaana,
samyag charitra.
The mother of Lord Mahaveer
Three type; Tri-typed
Grass-touch affliction
Thirst; Desire; The intense desire to enjoy the objects of
sensual pleasures
A length unit; 8-atoms; Smallest visible particle
Triangular figure; Triangualr configuration
A unit, 105 palas.
Renunciation
Renounce; Renounced; Abdicator
U (Alphabetic listing U)
JAIN WORD
MEANING
Ubhaya
Uchchaarana
Uchchaara-prasravana
Uchchagotra
Uchchatara
Uchchhaadana
Uchchhasa
Uchchhataa
Uchchhavaasa
Uchchhedavadi
Uchchhvaasa-nisvaasa
Uchheda vada
Udaaharana
Udaasa
Udaasina
Udaasinataa
Udaya
Udayaavali
Udayabhavi ksaya
Udayanispanna
Udbhijja
Uddesa
Uddesaka
Uddhaara palya
Uddista tyaga
Udghatika
Udghatima
Udiranaa
Udiranabhaavi
Uditkarma
Udumbara
Udvalanaa
Udvartana
Udvartanakarana
Udvega
Udyapana
Udyogi hinsa
Udyota
Uha
Uktagrahi
Ulka
Ulkapata
Ullaasa
Ullaaseeta
Ullanghana
Unmaarga
Unmana
Unmatta
Unmattataa
Unnatatara
Unodara
Unodarika
Upaadaana
Upaadaana kaarana
Upaadeya
Upaadhaana
Upaadhdhyaaya
Upaadhi
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Upaasaka
Upaasana ()
Upaashraya
Upabhoga
Upabhoga antaraaya
Upachaara
Upachaara vinaya
Upacharita
Upacharita vyavhara
Upachaya
Upadhyaay/ji
Upaghaata
Upagraha
Upaguhana
Upakaara
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Upakarana
Upakarana bakusa
Upakarana indriya
Upakarana-sanyoga-adhikarana
Upakaranendriya
Upakrama
Upalabdha
Upalabdhi
Upalambha
Upamaa
Upamaa loka
Upamaa pramaana
Upamaana
Upamaana sankhya
Upamiti
Upanagar
Upanaya
Upanaya sopanaya
Upanayabhasa
Upanga
Upaniti
Upanyaasa
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Upapada
Upapata
Upapata sabhaa
Upa-patti
Uparaga
Uparyukta
Upasaanta moha
Upasaka pratima
Upasama
Upasama samyakdrsti
Upasama sreni
Upasamaka
Upasamana
Upasampada
Upasanta kasaaya
Upasarga
Upasargavad
Upashaanta
Upasthaapana
Upasti
Upatta
Upavaasa
Upavirnhana
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Upayoga
Upayoga indriya
Upayoga suddhi
Upchaara
Upcharita
Upcharita asadbhut vyavahar naya
Updesa
Upeksaa
Upghaata
Upghaata naam karma
Upgraha
Upguhana
Upodghata
Upsarga
Upshama
Upshama charitra
Upshama karana
Upshama karma
Upshama kashaaya
Upshama samyaktva
Upshama shreni
Upshamaka
Upshamaka anivrutikarana
Upshamaka apurvakarana
Upyoga
Urdhva prachaya
Urdhva renu
Urdhva vyatikrama
Urdhvagati
Urdhvaloka
Urdhvata samanya
Urjahara
Usmahara
Usna parisaha
Usna sparsa
Usna yoni
Utkalika
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on another
Calm down; Calm down of Karmas in effect; Subsidence;
Partial suppression; Suppression of karma
Subsidence character
The process of subsidence
Subsider functional
Subsided affection; Subsidence serenity
Subsidential right belief
Subsidential ladder, subsidence progression
Suppressor: The suppressor of conduct deluding karma;
Subsider
Subsider invariant operation
Ssubsider unprecedented operation
(1) Activity of the Soul; (2) Active consciousness,
Perception and knowledge, Conscious attentiveness,
Psychic attention, Cognitive activity, Consciousness.
Common difference, Monodimensional extension.
A length unit, 8 sannasannas.
Vertical transgression, Transgression upwards.
Higher/Upper, destinity.
Upper world, Celestial world
Vertical universal, Specific property
Absorption intake; Energy intake
Absorption intake; Energy intake
Heat thermal affliction
Hot touch
Summer plants
Untimed studiable scriptures
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Utkanthaa
Utkarsana
Utkatuka
Utkirana kala
Utkrusta
Utpaada
Utpadakatva
Utpatti
Utsaanna
Utsarana
Utsarga
Utsarga samiti
Utsarpini
Utsedhangula
Uttama
Uttama ksamaa
Uttama purusa
Uttama sraavika
Uttara guna
Uttara paksa
Uttara parkrti
Uttara pratipatti
Uttara vaikriyaka
Uttara vrata
Uttarottara prakrati
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Uttinga
JAIN WORD
MEANING
V (Alphabetic listing V)
Vaachak vaachya sambandha
Vaachaka
Vaachana
Vaachana bala
Vaachana duspranidhana
Vaachana gupti
Vaachana yoga
Vaachya
Vaada
Vaada
Vaadi
Vaaditva riddhi
Vaadya
Vaaga-gochara
Vaagyoga
Vaakya
Vaakyopayoga
Vaanchana
Vaani
Vaartika
Vaasupoojya
Vaata-valaya
Vaatsalya
Vaatsalya swami
Vaayu
Vaayukayika
Vachanaachaarya
Vadeeneeti
Vadha
Vaha
Vaibhava
Vaidhamyopanita
Vaidharmya
Vaidharmya udaaharana
Vaigunya
Vaihaysika marana
Vaikalika
Vaikalya
Vaikriya (sharira)
Vaikriyaka
Vaikriyaka misra
Vaikriyaka samudghaata
Vaikriyaka sarira
Vaimaanika
Vainayika mithyaatva
Vairaagya
Vairaagya bhaavana
Vaisesika
Vaisrasiak bandha
Vaivahiki kriya
Vaiyaadhikaranya
Vaiyaarthya
Vaiyaavachchha
Vaiyaavrattya
Vajra
Vajra naracha sanhanana
Vajra vrasabha naracha samhanana
Vakra gati
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Vaktavyata
Valana
Valana marana
Valaya
Vamana
Vanaprasth aashrama
Vanasi
Vanaspati
Vanaspatikaaya
Vanavaasi
Vandana
Vandanyama
Vanipaka
Vansapatra yoni
Vardhamaana
Varga
Varga salaka
Varganaa
Syntactical
Circular motion; Shame
De-restraintal death
Ring; Layer
Dwarf figure/configuration; Vomit
Family and service to society. This is the third of four
stages that a Jain shravak and shravika are recommended
to pass through in his or her lifetime
Forest dweller
Plant; Vegetable
Flora bodies; Vegetable bodies; Vegetable or plant
kingdom
Forest dweller
(1) Act of bowing, or offering salutations; (2) Reverent
salutation; (3) Bow or Salute with reverence; (4)
Salutations of Sadhus or monks and reverent people; (5)
Obeisance; (6) Pranaama; (7) Salute; (8) Ceremonial and
humble greeting of a spiritual teacher, salutation,
adoration, worship, reverence, praise
Homage
Miserial alms
Plane birthplace; Bambloo-leafal birthplace
Lord Mahavira
Atomic potency of karmic matter; Category; Group;
Square
Super-variformal groping
(1) Molecules or group of atoms; (2) Aggregatal
grouping, variform.; (3) Aggregate of molecules of same
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Varna ()
Varna vyavasthaa
Varnalaabha
Varnya sama
Varsa
Varsadhara
Varsavasa
Varsayoga
Varta
Vartana
Vartanaa
Varuni dharana
Vasana
Vasarta marana
Vasat
Vasatiak
Vastu
Vastu dharma
Vastu kaala
Vastuswarupa
Vastutva
Vasudhara
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Vata rasana
Vayah sthavira
Veda
Vedaka karma
Vedaka samyaktva
Vedana
Vedanaa
Vedanaa bodha
Vedanaa samudghata
Vedaniya
Vedaniya karma
Veerya
Veetaraaga
Veetaraagataa
Veetaraagi Jin
Veeyavachcha
Vega
Vegana
Vibhaaga
Vibhaasa
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Naked saints
Senior (above 70 years) sage/saints.
Sex desire; The Vedas scriptures of Hindus; Sexual
feelings; Libido.
Enjoyer; Experiencer
Distruction-cum-subsidential right faith.
(1) To Feel or feeling; (2) Knowing or knowledge; (3)
Experience of experiencing
Destress; Tactile feeling; Suffering; Pain; Anguish;
Misery; Knowing, knowledge; Experiencing; Feeling
Experience of distress
Distressal extrication
An aghaatiya karma that determines mundane experience
of pains and pleasures
Feeling producing karma
(1) Power or strength; (2) Reproductive capacity; (3)
Sperm; (4) Strength; (5) A pure soul has infinite strength;
(6) Potency
(1) Beyond attachment (rga) and aversion (dwesha); (2)
Disinterestedness
State with no attachment and aversion
One who is beyond attachement and aversion
To bow to guru with whole body on ground with face
down
Flow; Flow of bhaava
Trembling; Rotating
Divisive/Conditional doctrine; Aspectism
Optionality; Special exposition
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Vibhaava
Vibhaava bhaava
Vibhaava kriya
Vibhaava paryaaya
Vibhakta
Vibhaktva
Vibhanga
Vibhrama
Vibhu
Vibhuti
Vichaara
Vichaara dasa
Vichaaraka
Vichaksana
Vicharavu
Vichaya
Vichchheda
Vichchhinna
Vichikitsa
Vidarana kriya
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Videha
Vidhaana
Vidhi
Vidhinaayaka
Vidhi-pratisedha
Vidhutakalpa
Vidhvansa
Vidisa
Vidya
Vidya charana
Vidya siddha
Vidyaadhara
Vidyuta
Vighedaka
Vignaana
Vigrahagati
Vihaara
Vihangavlokan
Vihayogati
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Dis-embodied; A region
Ritual; Classification; Predication
Procedure
Small Jain idol or image for ritual purposes made of
bronze. This will prevent disturbing the Mulanaayaka or
Large image
Affirmation-cum-negation
Firm in austerity
Destroy; Go away
Mis-direction; A city
Knowledge; Arts; Learning; Magical powers
Power of desired movement
Proficient in learning
(1) A species of human beings. They were so called
because they were in possession of certain vidyas, e.g.,
flying through the sky, which were bestowed on them by
the first tirthankara, Risabha.
(2) A species of human beings who are in possession of
some special arts, like flying
Lightning; Electricity
Differentiator
Thorough knowledge; Consciousness; Science; Extra or
super knowledge of object is science.
(1) Irregular movement; (2) Transmigratory motion; (3)
Soul in transit from one body to another
Travel; Movements
Overall or Birds eye view
Spatial movement
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Vijatiya
Vijigisu katha
Vikaara
Vikaara parinati
Vikaari
Vikaasat
Vikala
Vikala pratyaksha
Vikala-aadesa
Vikala-indriya
Vikalana
Vikalatraya
Vikalendriya
Vikal-naya
Vikalpa
Heterogeneous
Disputants tale, Victory-desiring tales.
(1) Evilness; (2)The distorted nature of self or soul; (3)
Vaibhaavika; (4) Swabhaav ni vikruti or Distorted nature
of soul; (5) Fermented, Distortion, Denaturation; (6)
Maladies, when thing actually appears as other, emotions,
agitation, passion, change of mental condition, deviation
from any natural state, alteration from natural state.
Alien status
Disturbing
Overflowing; Growing
Deficient; Inadequate; Deprived of a part
Self revealed knowledge without the aid of sense organs
e.g. clairvoyance and telepathy knowledge; Deficient
direct perception
Partial statement
Deficient-sensed
Distribution
Deficient triad (senses)
Maimed senses; 2-4 sensed living beings; Mutilated
senses; Crippled senses
Wrong standpoint
(1) Rambling(fickling) of mind (Upyoga) due to rise of
passion; (2) Doubt; (3) Thought; (4) Question; (5)
Abstraction, mental construction, rambling of mind due to
rise of passion, option, uncertainty, ambiguity, contrary
thoughts, different types of ambiguous thoughts arising in
the mind vividh kalpanao nu man ma uthavu (6) Type,
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Vikalpa gnaana
Vikathaa
Vikrata
Vikrati
Vikriya
Vikriya labdhi
Vikrti parityaaga
Viksepani kathaa
Vikurvana
Vilakshana
Vilaya
Vilunchanaa
Vimaana
Vimalanaatha
Vimatra
Vimoha
Vimoksa
Vinaya
Vinaya mithyaatva
Vinaya paatha
Vinaya sampannata
Vinaya tapa
Vinischitartha
Vinita
Vipaaka
Vipaaka chintana
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Viramana
Vira-nirvana
Virata
Virata-avirata
Virati
Virdhana
Virodhi hinsaa
Viruddha dharma
Viruddha hetvabhasa
Virudha rajyatikrama
Virya
Virya-aachaara
Viryaasrava
Virya-karana
Visaada
Visadrsa
Visalyaakrana
Visamvaada
Visarga
Visaya
Visaya sanrakananubadhi
Visesa
Visesadhika
Visesana visesyabhava
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Abstain; Abstinence
Beginning of the Jaina era; Death anniversary of Lord
Mahavira
Abstained
Abstained-cum-non-abstained
Abstinence
Violation
(1) Injury happening unavoidably in meeting the
aggression in defense of one's person and property; (2)
Opposition violence
Contradictory attributes
Contradictory fallacy
Violation of taxation regulation.
Energy; Semen; Vitality; Potency
Energy-conduct particularly of soul
Discharge of semen
Kinetic energy
Immediate-cum-lucid
Dissimilar
De-stinging
Deceiving; Attracting by false promises; Falsified;
Spoiled
Expansion
Object
Sensual safeguarding angeral meditation
Specific
Slightly more or less
Subjective-adjective-relation
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Vishaalata
Vishaarada
Vishaya janya
Vishaya ruchi
Vishaya tyaaga
Vishaya viraaga
Vishesha
Visheshana
Vishhaya
Vishhaya
Vishnu
Vishudhdhi
Vishudhi labdhi
Viskambha
Viskambha suchi
Vismaran
Visraanti
Visrasa
Vistrata
Visuddhi
Vitaraaga
Vitaraaga sanyama
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Broad mindedness
Learned; Educated
Objects of five senses or sensual related
Attachment with sensual enjoyments; Lust
Renunciation of sensual enjoyments
Renunciation of sensual enjoyments
(1) Specific; (2) Special; (3) Particular; (4) Common
difference, specific, particularity, special, peculiar,
particular, distinctive
Distinguishing, discriminative, qualifying, distinctive,
adjective, adverb, predicate.
Objects of five senses (touch, taste, smell, vision, and
sound); Senusal
The feelings of soul or the knowlegable objects within
soul by help of senses or indriyas.
The Protector-god of the Hindu pantheon.
Self purification
Virtue attainment
Radius
Spread number
Forgetting; Forgetfulness
Consummation
Natural aggregation
Extended
Purity
Non attachment; Passion free; One from whom
attachment is gone for materials.
Restrained without attachment
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Vitaraagataa
Vitaraagi
Vitarka
Vitasti
Vitata
Vitatha
Vitraaga
Vitraaga vignaana
Vitrasana
Vivaada
Vivaksha
Vivakshakruta
Vivarana
Vivarta
Vivartavaada
Vivechana
Viveka
Viveka gnana
Viveka pratima
Vivekabuddhi
Vivikta jivi
Vivikta shayyaashana
Vivksita
Viyoga
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Voracity
Votamda
Vraj rushabh naraj sanhanan
Vrat
Vrata
Vrata-anatichara
Vratas
Vratee
Vratti
Vrattisankshepa
Vritta sansthana
Vritti
Vritti parisamkhyaana
Vrsyesta rasa
Vugnaana mada
Vyaadhi
Vyaakhyaana
Vyaapaka
Vyaapta
Vyaapti
Vyaapya
Vyaapya vyaapaka sambandha
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Vyakta
Vyasana
Vyateeta
Vyatikara dosha
Vyavahaara
Vyavahaara gyaana
Vyavahaara kaala
Vyavahaara naya
Vyavahaaraabhaasa
Vyavahaarabha
Vyavahaaramaarga
Vyavahaarika
Vyaya
Vyutpatti
Vyutsarga
Vyutsarga samiti
concomitant
Manifest or Manifestation; Expression; Perceptible
Apparent; Distinct; Visible
Evil pursuits like drinking wine gambling womanizing etc.
To pass e.g. time
Reciprocal fault, living mixing with matter and vice versa,
blending together, combination.
Conventional; Empirical; Practical; Apparent; Relative
The knowledge active in thinking of non-self (not soul)
subjects
Apparent or relative time
Empirical point of view; Conventional stand point;
Analytical point of view
Fallacy of conventional point of view
Perceived conventional point of view
Practical path
Practical point of view
Destruction; Decay; Disappearance
Etymology; Meaning of words
Giving up all sorts of attachments and belongings;
Renunciation of pride and ego
Carefulness in disposal of excretes
Y (Alphabetic listing Y)
JAIN WORD
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Yaachanaa
Yachanaa parisaha
Yachchita kamandana nyaaya
Yadrichchha
Yadrichchhopalabdhi
Yaga
Yagna
Yagnopavita
Yaksa
Yaksha or yakshi
Yama
Yana
Yantra
Yapaniya
Yasahkirti
Yathaakhyaata charitra
Yathaapravritta karana
Yathaartha
Yathaarthagnaana
Yathaashakti
Yathaatattva
Yathaa-vidhi
Yathadrista
Yathajatarupa
Yathakalpa
Yathakhyata charitra
Yathakhyata sanyam
Yathalandavidhi
Yathanupurvi
Yathapatya
Yati
Yatkinchita
Yatna
Yatra
Yatra-matra vrittika
Yava
Yoga
Yoga nigraha
Yoga nirodha
Yoga-duspranidhana
Yogavakrata
Yogi
Yogi gnaana
Yogini
Yoginis 64 or 64 Yoginis
Yogya
Yogyataa
Yojana
Yoni kurmonnata
Yuga
Yugaantara
Yugapata
Yugmaa
Yuka
Yuktananta
Yukti
Yuthika
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Yuti
Union
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The greed(Lobha) captives one into the miseries. Holiness is the contentment, for the
contentment delivers to freedom from miseries.
Fight, and conquer thyself, for difficult it is to conquer the self then foes external. If the self
is conquered, You shall be happy in this world and hereafter.
Dharma is the most auspicious of the auspicious things. Ahimsa (non-violence) and
Truth(Satya) are its cardinal principles.
Even angels pay obeisance to one whose mind remains occupied with dharma.
Modesty is the religious virtue. Practice of which brings forth the state of tranquility in the
soul.
Soul is brahma, getting absorbed of self in own's soul while desisting from slavery of the body
is brahmchaarya. Celibacy is the prime conduct of the brahmchaarya.
God is the perfected human being.
Soul is independent, indestructible, omniscient, blissful, omnipotent, and has infinite
perception.
Renunciation(Tyaaga) is Religion(Dharma). Donation(Dna) is a merit karma (Punya)
As means of proper conduct practice five vows:
Know thou the truth! For truth always triumphs. He who abides by the precept of truth,
ultimately conquers the crest.
Samyag Darshana (Proper belief), Samyaga Gnna (Proper knowledge), and Samyaga
Charitra (Proper conduct) are three jewels (Ratnatraya) of Jainism leads a soul to moksha.
Fight and conquer thyself for difficult it is to conquer the self than foes external. If the self is
conquered, you shall be happy in this world and hereafter.
Oh Soul, seek not happiness outside, for, the real happiness lies in the depth of your own
self.
God is the supreme manifestation of the human excellence.
Truth always triumphs
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Dharma is characterized by
(1) Uttama Kshma (Forbearnce, Forgiveness)
(2) Uttama Mardava (Modesty, Humility)
(3) Uttama Arjava (Straightforwardness, Honesty)
(4) Uttama Saucha (Purity)
(5) Uttama Satya (Truth)
(6) Uttama Samyama (Self-restraint, Control of senses)
(7) Uttama Tapa (Austerity, Penance)
(8) Uttama Tyaga (Renunciation)
(9) Uttama Akinchanya (Non- attachment)
(10)Uttama Brahmacharya (Celibacy, Chastity)
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Practice forgiveness
1. Non-violence (Ahimsa)
2. Truth (Satya)
3. Achauriya (Non-stealing)
4. Brahmcharya (Celibacy)
5. Aparigraha(Non-possessiveness)
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Neither the body, nor family, nor caste is adorable. Who would have respect for those that
are devoid of merit. One that hath no merit is neither a Sramana nor a Srvaka.
Humility is the root of the tree of dharma, and moksha is the nectrine of the fruit of
the tree of dharma. Assume humility, and the right knowledge, which leads soul to
the liberation bestows upon you.
It is the conduct, or actions of a person that make him (or her) a brhman, a ksatriya, a
vaishya or a sudra, and not a birth.
(35) An accomplishment in observing perfect self-control is far superior than charitizing
million dollar a month.
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