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n. - A believer in a specific Hindu sect adj. - Relating to or characteristic of an east Indian religioun

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  • In various Buddhist and Jainist systems of thought, the apparent endorsement of Fa &
  • Whether you're having Jainist mores, or enjoying Gina-ist mores, I hope you have them in abundances...
  • Syādvāda, an ancient Jainist doctrine of 7-fold postulation, allows you a multiplicity of angles of seeing reality.
  • It's a Jainist form of dying called santhara in which a person who is aware of and entirely prepared for their death ceases to eat or drink.
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