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Śrāvaka (Jainism), the Glossary

In Jainism, the word Śrāvaka or Sāvaga (from Jain Prakrit) is used to refer to the Jain laity (householders).^[1]

27 relations: Achourya, Ahimsa in Jainism, Aryika, Brahmacharya, Chastity, Hindi Granth Karyalay, Jain communities, Jain literature, Jain monasticism, Jainism, Karma in Jainism, Laity, Motilal Banarsidass, Namokar Mantra, Non-possession, Pañca-Parameṣṭhi, Pratima (Jainism), Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya, Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra, Sallekhana, Sarak, Satya, Sāmāyika, Tapas (Indian religions), Tattvartha Sutra, Tirthankara, Uttarakhand.
Jain sangha

Achourya

(Sanskrit: अचौर्यः, IAST) or (Sanskrit: अस्तेय; IAST) is the Sanskrit term for "non-stealing".

Ahimsa in Jainism

In Jainism, ahiṃsā (alternatively spelled 'ahinsā', Sanskrit: अहिंसा IAST:, Pāli) is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and doctrine.

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Aryika

Aryika, also known as Sadhvi, is a female mendicant (nun) in Jainism.

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Brahmacharya

Brahmacharya (Devanagari: ब्रह्मचर्य) is a concept within Indian religions that literally means "conduct consistent with Brahma" or "on the path of Brahma".

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Chastity

Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance.

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Hindi Granth Karyalay

Hindi Granth Karyalay is an Indian publishing house and specialized book store dealing in books pertaining to Jainology and Indology in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha.

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Jain communities

The Jains in India are the last direct representatives of the ancient Shramana tradition.

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Jain literature

Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion.

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Jain monasticism

Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Karma in Jainism

Karma is the basic principle within an overarching psycho-cosmology in Jainism.

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Laity

In religious organizations, the laity consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother.

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Motilal Banarsidass

Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House (MLBD) is an Indian academic publishing house, founded in Delhi, India in 1903.

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Namokar Mantra

The Ṇamōkāra mantra or Navkar Mantra is the most significant mantra in Jainism, and one of the oldest mantras in continuous practice.

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Non-possession

Non-possession (अपरिग्रह) is a religious tenet followed in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions in South Asia.

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Pañca-Parameṣṭhi

The in Jainism is a fivefold hierarchy of religious authorities worthy of veneration.

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Pratima (Jainism)

In Jainism, Pratima (प्रतिमा) is a step or a stage marking the spiritual rise of a lay person (shravak).

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Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya

Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya is a major Jain text authored by Amritchandra.

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Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra

Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra is a Jain text composed by Aacharya Samantbhadra Swamy (second century CE), an acharya of the Digambara sect of Jainism.

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Sallekhana

Sallekhana (IAST), also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism.

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Sarak

Saraks (সরাক) (from Sanskrit Śrāvaka) is a community in Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, and Orissa.

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Satya

(Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST) is a Sanskrit word translated as truth or essence.

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Sāmāyika

Sāmāyika is the vow of periodic concentration observed by the Jains.

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Tapas (Indian religions)

Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्, romanized: tapas) is a variety of austere spiritual meditation practices in Indian religions.

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Tattvārthasūtra, meaning "On the Nature of Reality " (also known as Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra or Moksha-shastra) is an ancient Jain text written by Acharya Umaswami in Sanskrit, sometime between the 2nd- and 5th-century CE.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal (the official name until 2007), is a state in northern India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Śrāvaka_(Jainism)

Also known as Anuvrata, Anuvratas, Shravaka (Jainism), Sravak (Jainism), Sravaka (Jainism), Śrāvak (Jainism), Śrāvakas (Jainism).