| Ahimsa | Practice of non-violence and reverence for life; it forbids the taking of animal life at any level |
| Digam baras | Sect of Jainism that insists on going naked, as did the Mahavira, when duty called for it. |
| Five Great Vows | Central principle of self-denial: renunciation of (1) killing living things, (2) lying, (3) greed, (4) sexual pleasure, (5) worldly attachments. |
| Jains | Designation for the disciples of Mahavira the Jina (the Conqueror). |
| Jina | Literally, “the conqueror”; designation given to Mahavira for his achievement of victory over his bodily desires. |
| Mahavira | Honorific title meaning “great man” given to the founder of Jainism |
| Nirgrantha | Literally, “naked one”; A person who practices asceticism in accordance with Jain principles. |
| Sallakhana | Rite of voluntary self-starvation which, according to tradition, took the life of Mahavira’s parents. |
| Shvetambaras | “The white clad”; liberal wing of Jainism which believe in wearing at least one garment in contrast to the Digambaras. |
| Sthanakvasis | Jain sect that worships everywhere, not allowing for idols or temples. |
| Tirthankaza | A savior being. According to Jain belief, Mahavira is the 24th Tirthankara, the last and greatest of the savior beings. |
| Twelve Angas | Part of the sacred scriptures of Jainism which holds the foremost position. |
| Venerable One | One of the titles given to the Mahavira by his later disciples. |
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