Hinduism And Jainism
20 entries in the Hinduism And Jainism compendium.
RavanaTen-headed rakshasa king and principal antagonist of the Ramayana.RishabhanathaFirst tirthankara of Jainism and teacher of 72 arts to men and 64 arts to womenSadhuRenunciant ascetics in Hinduism and Jainism seeking spiritual liberation.SamavedaThe Veda of melodies, fusing Rigvedic verses with ancient chants.ShaivismAncient devotion to Shiva, rooted in Hindu tradition and occasionally acknowledged in JainShaktismA Hindu tradition revering the divine feminine as ultimate reality.SitaHindu goddess, avatar of Lakshmi, and central figure of the Ramayana.Smarta traditionA non-sectarian Hindu tradition centered on equal worship of five deities.SuryaHindu solar deity and one of five major Smarta deities.Tattvartha SutraFoundational Jain text on reality and liberation.TirthankaraFord-makers who establish a path across the sea of rebirth.TrimurtiTriple deity personifying creation, preservation, and destruction in Hinduism.VaishnavismOne of the major Hindu denominations, centered on Vishnu as supreme.Vaishno DeviHindu goddess self-manifest as three Pindis at Trikuta Mountain.VayuHindu god of winds, divine messenger, and life breath.VedantaOne of six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, focusing on the Vedas' conclusion.VedanāA term for pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral sensation, most systematically developed in BuVedic chantOldest unbroken oral tradition using precise recitation styles.YajnaVedic fire ritual central to Hindu worship and philosophy.YajurvedaVedic text of prose mantras for ritual worship.
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