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Jains - Overview of World Religions  Doctrines, The name Jainism comes from jina, meaning conqueror or liberator. ... doctrine of may be,' which is so important it has been used as a synonym for Jainism ... There is a Jain legendary history of the world known as the 'Deeds of the ... emigration to Africa, and then since the 1970s to England and North America.
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Ahimsa in Jainism - Wikipedia  Ahims (Ahis) in Jainism is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and ... Jain texts expound that there are ten vitalities or life-principles, these are: the five senses, energy, respiration, .... Hence it may still be possible to avoid killing of gross animals, but it is impossible to avoid killing of subtle...
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The Problems with Jainism - Patheos  Jul 3, 2011 ... Even Richard Dawkins said as much in a 2007 interview with Terrence McNally: ... During the fast, you may only consume water that's been pre-boiled. ... There are plenty of difference between Hinduism and Jainism; the biggest being the ... As far as religions go, Jainism isn't the worst one you'll find.
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Jainism and Hinduism - Wikipedia  Jainism and Hinduism are two ancient Indian religions. There are some similarities and .... According to Jains, the origin of Vedas lies with Marichi, the son of Bharata ... Jains and Hindus have coexisted in Tamil country for at least as early as the ... of their husband, or who "intended to die" but were prevented from death, may...
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Jainism facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about Jainism at Encyclopedia.com. ... Jainism spread in two directions from its region of origin in the Ganges River basin: ... All Jains believe that their most ancient scriptures, known as the Purvas, have been lost, ... Known as syadvad (the doctrine of "may be"), it holds that in contrast with...
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Jeopary Questions page 1780 - WORD ORIGINS - TriviaBistro.com  NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS: Moving several times, the first was .... BABYLON 5: Etemenanki, a ziggurat, is sometimes identified as this legendary landmark.
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Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Shinto - Douglas Jacoby  Feb 16, 2012 ... Here are a podcast and notes on Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, ... Sikhism. A compromise between Hinduism and Islam, monotheistic but...
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Zoroastrianism In India - Hiduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, India ...  Zoroastrianism In India, Buddhism, Hiduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Zoroastrianism. ... Source: The Library of Congress Country Studies ... Socially, they were equally at home with Indians and Westerners; Parsi women enjoyed freedom of...
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September 25, 2008  ... Mexico Sierra Madre Devout members of this faith hope to walk Panchakosi Road at Varanasi &, if possible, to die there Hinduism "Winter": This 1935 Maxwell...
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Mumblings of a so-called writer: Countries of Asia  Etymologically ...  Sep 14, 2014 ... Asia  it did seem appropriate to give the origin of the name of the continent at this point. ... This is from Bengali and means 'Bengal nation'.
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Jeopary Questions page 1702 - "BI"-BYE - TriviaBistro.com  HELLO, DALAI: These dogs developed in Tibet historically have been given as gifts to dignitaries by the Dalai Lama  CAMEL LOT: From the Greek for "running",...
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TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from ...  Nov 19, 2012 ... Videos are fine so long as they come from reputable sources (e.g. ... Starting your title with a why/what/who/where/how modifier should ... and other broad posts don't belong on TIL. .... TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). ...... I believe this .... you guys hate us very much.
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Jeopary Questions page 2080 - HENCE THE TITLE - TriviaBistro.com  THE INDIAN OCEAN: On May 20, 1498, he arrived at India's Malabar Coast, completing the first ... A BAD MOTHER: She not only condoned the crimes committed by sons Herman, Lloyd, Arthur & Fred, she may have participated ... THEN WE CAN DIG IT: Ironically, an "aquatic civilization" has been unearthed in this area that...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Mar 25, 2012 ... Springfield, MO  #144777 Mar 25, 2012. ` The hamadryas species of this large monkey was revered by the Egyptians as a companion of Ptah.
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Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism - Nepal ...  Lumbini, the Buddhist Pilgrimage is birthplace of Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism and ... region of Nepal in the Terai plains, Lumbini is a world heritage site and one of the ... ponds, stones and statues that date back to some 2500 years ago. .... Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic Of, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man...
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The Indian Sage who developed Atomic Theory ... - Ancient Origins  Mar 2, 2014 ... Ancient India's Contribution to Physics  United India ... These are just but a few examples of firsts, but also when we look at .... Scandinavians Came not from the Aryans like the Indians did, but another group called the Ynglings, which means 'youth' of the ..... The word navigation itself came from sanskrit.
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J! Archive - Show #2843, aired 1997-01-01  The name of these creatures means "Round-Eyed"; they each had only one round eye .... The name of this country means "Bengal Nation"...
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How did Zoroastrians (Parsis and Iranis) reach India? - Quora  The history of the Parsis was first recorded by the Parsi dastur Bahman Kaikobad as late as ... What is it like to be a Parsi living in India? ... The followers of this religion exiled from Iran in the 7th century AD. because of religious ... religion) in India see themselves as Indian or Iranian (because they descended from Iranians)?
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Ancient relative of horses, rhinos originated in India more than 50 ...  Nov 20, 2014 ... Of these, more than 200 fossils belonged to an animal dubbed Cambaytherium ... Cambaytherium is the first concrete evidence to support that idea, Rose says. .... lot of tiger fossils but not modern horse fossils in India. .... are) and that was why early horses were once known as Eohippus (Hyracotherium).
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander, in Gujarat ...  in Gujarat, Western India, on 2 October 1869. ... (2) vegetarianism (3) fasting for self-purification (4) Mutual tolerance between ... Gandhi's father, Karamchand Gandhi, had died earlier that ... launched a new Satyagraha against the ... the grounds of the Birla Bhavan (Birla House) in New. Delhi. Published on State Portal...
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Jeopary Questions page 1151 - YOU'VE GOT COMPANY ...  PEOPLE IN HISTORY: Well I'll be a monkey's uncle, in 1859 he shocked the world with his "Origin of Species"  "I" FULL: A Muslim priest  SHE'S ANNE: In 1887...