Jain Philosophy - Jain Philosophical Concepts, Soul, Nirvana, Reincarnation, Karma, Ahimsa, Sa S Ra, Karma in Jainism, Anekantavada (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 125. Chapters: Jain philosophical concepts, Soul, Nirvana, Reincarnation, Karma, Ahimsa, Sa s ra, Karma in Jainism, Anekantavada, Ahimsa in Jainism, Preksha meditation, Jainism and non-creationism, Jain meditation, Jain cosmology, Arhat, Causes of karma in Jainism, Moksha, Yasovijaya, Ratnatraya, Jain terms and concepts, Karu, Naraka, Nirjara, Lesya, Tattva, Moksa, Dravya, Kevala Jnana, God in Jainism, Samsara, Kashaya, Dharma, Ajiva, Kundakunda, Transtheistic, Arihant, Ambika, Satya, Sramanism, Sy dv da, Siddha-chakra, Siddhanta, Pratikramana, Micchami Dukkadam, Pudgala, Kela Mata, Padmavati, Asteya, Kevali, Vitalism, Kayotsarga, Chakreshvari, Panca-Parame hi, Jiv daya, Atman, Vira Nirvana Samvat. Excerpt: Reincarnation is believed to occur when the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, comes back to life in a new form, such as another animal or anything that is living. However, once born sometime things from a person's previous life are forgotten. This doctrine is a central tenet within the majority of Indian religious traditions, such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism; the Buddhist concept of rebirth is also often referred to as reincarnation. The idea was also fundamental to some Greek philosophers and religions as well as other religions, such as Druidism, and later on, Spiritism, and Eckankar. It is also found in many small-scale societies around the world, in places such as Siberia, West Africa, North America, and Australia. Although the majority of sects within Judaism, Christianity and Islam do not believe that individuals reincarnate, particular groups within these religions do refer to reincarnation; these groups include the mainstream historical and contemporary followers of Kabbalah, the Cathars, the Alawi, the Druze and the Rosicrucians. The historical relations between these sects and the beliefs about re...