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... Jaina rituals including idol worship , passage rites ( see below ) , and consecrations of images and shrines show considerable Hindu influence . Rituals connected with different vratas ( " vows " ) and penances are detailed in later Jaina ...
... Jaina rituals including idol worship , passage rites ( see below ) , and consecrations of images and shrines show considerable Hindu influence . Rituals connected with different vratas ( " vows " ) and penances are detailed in later Jaina ...
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... Jaina philosophy deal- ing with logic , epistemology , ontology , ethics , cosmogra- phy , cosmogony , etc. , and had commentaries on it includ- ing one by Umāsvāti himself . Philosophical and other literature . Among noncanoni- cal Jaina ...
... Jaina philosophy deal- ing with logic , epistemology , ontology , ethics , cosmogra- phy , cosmogony , etc. , and had commentaries on it includ- ing one by Umāsvāti himself . Philosophical and other literature . Among noncanoni- cal Jaina ...
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... Jaina layman of modern times , who believed more in practice than in theory . Spiri- tually a very advanced soul , he was above narrow sectarian differences and dogmas and believed in the equality of all religions which led to ...
... Jaina layman of modern times , who believed more in practice than in theory . Spiri- tually a very advanced soul , he was above narrow sectarian differences and dogmas and believed in the equality of all religions which led to ...
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