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Jain philosophical concepts

  • ReincarnationThe word reincarnation derives from a Latin term that literally means entering the flesh again. This phrase entered English usage through modern philosophers…
  • AhimsaThe Sanskrit word ahimsa derives from the root hims, meaning to strike or injure. The prefix a- negates this action, creating a term that translates directly…
  • SatyaThe Sanskrit word satya appears in the Rigveda, a text dated to the second millennium BCE. This ancient manuscript contains the earliest known discussion of…
  • NirvanaThe Sanskrit verbal root meaning blow appears in ancient Indian texts to describe spiritual liberation. Collins notes that Buddhists seem to have been the…
  • DharmaThe Sanskrit root dhr- means to hold or to support. This linguistic foundation shaped the word dharma into a concept of law that sustains life, society, and…