| Jainism | (n) ศาสนาเชนในอินเดีย, See also: ศาสนาชิน |
| Jainism | ศาสนาเชน [TU Subject Heading] |
| เชน | (n) Jainism, See also: religion of India, Syn. ศาสนาเชน, ชิน, ไชนะ, Example: ศาสนาที่เกิดในเอเซียใต้คือ ชมพูทวีป ได้แก่ พุทธศาสนา ศาสนาพราหมณ์หรือฮินดู ศาสนาเชน ศาสนาซิกข์, Thai Definition: ชื่อศาสนาหนึ่งในอินเดีย มีศาสดาชื่อ มหาวีระ |
| jainism |
| jainism | (n) sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism |
| jainism | (n) religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being |
| Jainism | n. The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] |
