Jaina Path of Ahimsa

Author(s): Vilas Sangve
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir Research Centre

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Meaning Of Jainism
Sarnsära, i. e., this life by providing them with a vessel to sail with in the form of Dharma. Hence, Jainadharma is the boat which is provided for the human beings for the purpose of crossing the ocean of Samsara and because of this noble task of helping the mankind, Jina is also called Tirtharkara.
Thus, the people who worship the Jina or the Tirtharikara and who follow the religious tenets proclaimed by the Jina are called the Jainas and their religion is Jainism.