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The term Ahimsa appears in the text Taittiriya Shakha of the Yajurveda (TS 5.2.8.7), where it refers to non-injury to the sacrificer himself. [27] It occurs several times in the Shatapatha Brahmana in the sense of "non-injury". [28] The Ahimsa doctrine is a late Vedic era development in Brahmanical culture. [29]
The symbol of Ahimsa in Jainism. The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes Ahimsa in Jainism.The word in the middle is "ahiṃsā" (non-violence). The wheel represents the dharmachakra, which stands for the resolve to halt the saṃsāra through the relentless pursuit of Ahimsa.
Ahimsa is the first and foremost of all vows. Jain monks and nuns must rank among the most "nonviolent" people in the world. A Jain ascetic is expected to uphold the vow of Ahimsa to the highest standard, even at the cost of their own life. The other four major vows – truthfulness, non-stealing, non-possession and celibacy – are in fact ...
Jainism. Jain art refers to religious works of art associated with Jainism. Even though Jainism has spread only in some parts of India, it has made a significant contribution to Indian art and architecture. [1] In general Jain art broadly follows the contemporary style of Indian Buddhist and Hindu art, though the iconography, and the functional ...
The Statue of Ahimsa is located at Mangi-Tungi, in Nashik, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the tallest Jain statue in the world. [3] The statue depicts the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. [4] The statue is 108 feet (33 m) tall – 121 feet (37 m) including pedestal. [4][5] The statue has been carved out of the Mangi-Tungi hills ...
Birth of the Tirthankara Rishabha, folio from the Devasano Pado Kalpasutra, Kalpasutra and Kalakacharya Katha.Gujarat, c. 1500. Bharat Kala Bhavan. Rishabhanatha (Devanagari: ऋषभनाथ), also Rishabhadeva (Devanagari: ऋषभदेव, Ṛṣabhadeva), Rishabha (Devanagari: ऋषभ, Ṛṣabha) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु, Ikṣvāku), is the first ...
Mahavira is best remembered in the Indian traditions for his teaching that ahimsa is the supreme moral virtue. [ 59 ] [ 110 ] He taught that ahimsa covers all living beings, [ 111 ] and injuring any being in any form creates bad karma (which affects one's rebirth, future well-being, and suffering). [ 112 ]
Jain meditation ( Sanskrit : ध्यान, dhyana) has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism along with the Three Jewels. [ 1] Jainism holds that emancipation can only be achieved through meditation or shukla dhyana.[ 2] According to Sagarmal Jain, it aims to reach and remain in a state of "pure-self awareness or knowership." [ 3]