jain
IPA: dʒˈaɪn
Root Word: Jain
noun
- An adherent or follower of Jainism.
- A surname.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Jainism.
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Examples of "jain" in Sentences
- This is the essence of the Jain scriptures.
- Akasha is space in the Jain conception of the cosmos.
- I am a Jain and I am very interested in the Jain Dharma.
- Jains reject the Vedas and highlight the practice of austerity.
- And why would that book by Jain and Jain be considered unreliable.
- Jain vegetarianism is the diet of the Jains, the followers of Jainism.
- In the above prayer, Jains salute the virtues of their five benevolent.
- The Jinas or Tirthamkars occupy the most exalted position in Jain pantheon.
- Every Jain Tirthamkar has a pair of tutelary deities of Yaksa and Yakshini.
- The carvings on the tower are the naked figures of various Jain teerthankars.