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Adherent of an old Indian religion
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jain
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jain \Jain\ adj. of or pertaining to Jainism; as, Jain gods. Syn: Jainist.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Jain refers to Jainism, a religion of India, and its adherents. List of Jains , a list of people who are the adherents of Jainism (Jain Dharma). Jain or JAIN may also refer to: Jain (surname) , list of notable people with the surname Jain, Iran , a village ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1805, from Hindi Jaina , from Sanskrit jinah "saint," literally "overcomer," from base ji "to conquer," related to jayah "victory," from PIE root *gweie- (2) "to press down, conquer." The sect dates from 6c. B.C.E.
Usage examples of jain.
Among Buddhists and Jains, and particularly in Tibetan Lamaism, Tara became a symbol of other hungers as well, in particular the spiritual hunger for release from the purely physical world.
Varshakara had forgotten his speech to me on the danger Buddhists and Jains present to the established order.
Jeta believed that the reason why the merchant class supports the Buddhists and the Jains is that the two orders respect all life and disapprove of war.
Tod's account of the Jain temples, if correct, show a finer outline, and purer sense of beauty, than appears native to India, where the monstrous always predominated over simple nature.