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श्रावक धर्म विधि प्रकरण
abhavya = unworthy of liberation.
acharya = religious teacher; head of the ascetic order. achit = free of living organism.
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to take what is not given.
adattadan Agams Jain canons.
ahimsa = non-harming; to cause, under the influence of illusion or passions, harm or pain or death to some being by thought, speech, or action is known as himsa (this Hindi term envelopes the meaning conveyed by English words like violence, harm, termi nation of life, transgression, aggression, rudeness, and many others). The absence of himsa is ahimsa. Ahimsa also includes the attitudes of compassion, altruism, amnesty, fraternity, and equality towards all living beings.
anuvrats = minor-vows
GLOSSARY
arambh = ill-intent; desire to indulge in evil activities. Arhat = one who has become the object of reverence his virtues.
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Arihant, Arhant = Jain Tirthankar.
atichar= = causes or acts that tarnish or weaken a resolve or vow. ativyapti dosh = the fault of total spread
audarik = related to the physical body.
aupashamik = gained through suppression of karmas. Avadhi-jnana = extrasensory perception of the physical brahman the first of the four castes among the followers of Vedic religions in India, traditionally responsible for religious and educational activities.
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