29 examples of jina in sentences

The teachings of Buddha survive in a sect known as the Jains, founded by Jina, or Mahavira, a Buddhist priest, about a thousand years ago, as a protest against the cruel encroachments of the Hindus.

Jina was a Perfect One, who subdued all worldly desires; who lived an unselfish life, practiced the golden rule, harmed no living thing, and attained the highest aim of the soul, right knowledge, right conduct, temperance, sobriety, chastity and a Holy Calm.

[Footnote: In the stereotyped introductions to the sermons of Jina it is always pointed out that they are addressed to the Aryan and non-Aryan.

The ascetics alone are able to penetrate into the truths which Jina teaches, to follow his rules and to attain to the highest reward which he promises.

By the right Faith it understands the full surrender of himself to the teacher, the Jina, the firm conviction that he alone has found the way of salvation, and only with him is protection and refuge to be found.

Ask who Jina is, and the Jaina will give exactly the same answer as the Buddhist with respect to Buddha.

They prefer, however, to use the names Jina and Arhat, while the Buddhists prefer to speak of Buddha as Tathâgata or Sugata.

also H. Jacobi's Article on the Title of Buddha and Jina, Sac.

The Jaina says further, however, that there was more than one Jina.

Only in such, not among the low Brâhma[n.]s, can a Jina see the light of the world.

The first Jina [R.][.)i]shabha,more than 100 billion oceans of years ago,periods of unimaginable length, [Footnote: A Sâgara or Sâgaropamâ of years is == 100,000,000,000,000 Palya or Palyopama.

The undoubted and absolutely correct comprehension of the nine truths which the Jina gives expression to, or of the philosophical system which the Jina taught, represents the second Jewelthe true Knowledge.

The undoubted and absolutely correct comprehension of the nine truths which the Jina gives expression to, or of the philosophical system which the Jina taught, represents the second Jewelthe true Knowledge.

If however the body is destroyed then the soul wanders into the "No-World" (alôka) as the Jain says, i.e. into the heaven of Jina 'the delivered', lying outside the world.

From these general rules follow numerous special ones, regarding the life of the disciple of Jina.

Since the doctrine gave no other support, the religious feeling of the laity clung to the founder of it: Jina, and with him his mythical predecessors, became gods.

To this is added a kind of worship, consisting of offerings of flowers and incense to Jina, of adoration by songs of praise in celebration of their entrance into Nirvâ[n.]a, of which the Jaina makes a great festival by solemn processions and pilgrimages to the places where it has been attained.

In many of their hymns in honour of Jina, they appeal to him with as much fervour as the Brâhma[n.] to his gods; and there are often expressions in them, contrary, to the original teaching, ascribing to Jina a creative power.

In many of their hymns in honour of Jina, they appeal to him with as much fervour as the Brâhma[n.] to his gods; and there are often expressions in them, contrary, to the original teaching, ascribing to Jina a creative power.

These works are not written in Sanskrit, but in a popular Prâkrit dialect: for the Jina, like Buddha, used the language of the people when teaching.

As they were followers of Pâr['s]va the twenty-third Jina, they chose, according to the custom of the Jainas, the death of the wise by starvation.

They repeatedly say that Pàr['s]va, the twenty-third Jina only recognised four vows, and Vardhamâna added the fifth.

In any case, however, the Buddhist statement speaks for, rather than against, the identity of Niga[n.][t.]ha with Jina.

On the front of the throne or âsana are usually carved three small figures: at the proper right of the Jina is a male figure representing the Yaksha attendant or servant of that particular Jina; at the left end of the throne is the corresponding femaleor Yakshinî, Yakshî or ['S]âsanadevî; whilst in a panel in the middle there is often another devî.

These Vidyâdevîs, as given by Hemachandra, are(1) Rohi[n.]î; (2) Prajñaptî; (3) Vajras[r.]i[`n]khalâ; (4) Kuli['s]ânku['s]câprobably the Anku['s]a-Yakshî of the ['S]vetàmbâra fourteenth Jina; (5) Chakre['s]varî; (6) Naradattâ or Purushadattâ; (7) Kâli or Kâlîkâ; (8) Mahákâlî; (9) Gaurî; (10) Gândhârî; (11) Sarvâstramahâjvâlâ; (12) Mânavî; (13) Vairo[t.]yâ; (14) Achchhuptâ; (15) Mânasî; and (16) Mahâmânasikâ.

29 examples of  jina  in sentences