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Jain, ‖ Jaina, n. and a.|dʒeɪn, ˈdʒeɪnə|
[Hindī jaina:—Skr. jaina of or pertaining to a Buddha or saint, f. jina a Buddha, a (Jain) saint, lit. ‘overcomer’, f. root ji conquer, overcome.]
A. n. A member of a non-Brahminical East Indian sect, established about the sixth century b.c., the principal doctrines of which closely resemble those of Buddhism.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Jains or their religion.
1805Colebrooke in Asiatic Res. (1808) V. 483 In the books of the Jainas. Ibid., A treatise by a Jaina author. 1809C. Mackenzie ibid. IX. 244 heading, Account of the Jains. Ibid., Books on the laws, customs, ceremonies and regulations of the Jain religion. 1832H. H. Wilson ibid. XVII. 243 Every province of Hindustan can produce Jain compositions, either in Sanscrit or its vernacular idiom. 1839Penny Cycl. XIII. 73/1 The religious ritual of the Jainas is very simple. 1881Rhys Davids in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 543/2 Jains, the most numerous and influential sect of heretics, or nonconformists to the Brahmanical system. 1881Athenæum 30 July 142/2 The Jaina religion is closely connected with Buddhism.
Hence ˈJainism, the religious system of the Jains; ˈJainist n. and a. = Jain.
1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. II. iv. vi. 486 The Jainist or Mahimanian. Ibid. III. vi. iii. 469 Among the Buddhic sect of the Jainists. 1858J. M. Ludlow Brit. India I. 66 The three great forms of religious worship which..have sprung from Hindooism..Buddhism, Jainism, and the Sikh faith. 1893Nation (N.Y.) 9 Mar. 182/2 Unfortunately there is no contemporary literature to appeal to, for the Jainist books also are of the later date. |