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GLOSSARY
Acharya Adharma Agama Aghatiya Karma Ahimsa Ailaka
Ajiνα Akasa Akshata Ananta-darsana Ananta-Jnana Ananta-sukha Anasana Anatmavada Anekanta Anekantavada
Anumana Anupreksa Anu-vrata Aparigraha
: The head of a group of sadhus : Medium of rest : Scared precepts : The non-destructive karma : Abstention from injury to living beings
The grade of ascetics of Digambara sect below that of Nirgrantha grade
Non-soul, non-living substance : Space : Scared rice : Infinite perception : Infinite knowledge : Infinite bliss : Fasting : Belief in the non-existence of soul
Manifoldness Many sided view point, doctrine of manifold aspects Inference Reflection
The five small vows : Abstention from greed for worldly
possessions : Water-bodied souls : Tirthankara : Life style violence : Waving of lights in front of an idol : A female ascetic : Wealth, worldly prosperity, meaning : Falsehood : A stage in life
The attraction of karmic matter towards the soul Influx of vice or demeritorious karmas into
the soul : Abstention from theft : Transgression, short-coming
A vow to feed ascetics and/or pious householders
Ap-kaya jivas Apta Arambhi himsa Arati Arjika Artha Asatya Asrama Asrava
Asubha-asrava
Asteya Atichara Atithisamvibhagavrata
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