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GLOSSARY OF JAINA TERMS
Abhyantara tapa : internal austerity Abrahma
; unchastity Acharya
: the head of a group of sådhus Ādāna-niksepa-samiti : regulation of actions of taking or
placing Adharma
: medium of rest Agama
: sacred precepts Aghātiyā karma
the non-destructive karma Ahimsă
: abstention from injury to living
beings Ailaka
: the grade of ascetics of Digambara
sect below that of Nirgrantha grade Ajīva
: non-soul, non-living substance Akāśa
: space Akşata
: sacred rice Amanaska Jīvas • souls having no mind Anagāra-dharma : ethical code for non-householders,
i.e., ascetics Ananta-chatustaya : infinite quaternary Ananta-darsana i infinite perception Ananta-jñāna
i infinite knowledge Ananta-sukha
: infinite bliss Ananta-virya
: infinite power Anarthadanda-vrata : a vow to abstain from wanton unnec
essary activities Anasana Anātmavāda
: belief in the non-existence of soul Anekānta
: manifoldness Anekāntavāda
: many-sided view-point, doctrine of
manifold aspects
: fasting
