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==The Five Vows== | ==The Five Vows== | ||
[[File:Jain Statue.jpg|350px|thumb|Tirthankara Suparshvanatha in standing meditation posture protected by a cobra]] | [[File:Jain Statue.jpg|350px|thumb|Tirthankara Suparshvanatha in standing [[meditation]] posture protected by a cobra]] | ||
Jainism teaches five ethical duties, which it calls five vows. These are called ''anuvratas'' (small vows) for Jain laypersons, and ''mahavratas'' (great vows) for Jain mendicants. For both, its moral precepts preface that the Jain has access to a guru (teacher, counsellor), deva (Jina, god), doctrine, and that the individual is free from five offences: doubts about the faith, indecisiveness about the truths of Jainism, sincere desire for Jain teachings, recognition of fellow Jains, and admiration for their spiritual pursuits. Such a person undertakes the following Five vows of Jainism: | Jainism teaches five ethical duties, which it calls five vows. These are called ''anuvratas'' (small vows) for Jain laypersons, and ''mahavratas'' (great vows) for Jain mendicants. For both, its moral precepts preface that the Jain has access to a guru (teacher, counsellor), deva (Jina, god), doctrine, and that the individual is free from five offences: doubts about the faith, indecisiveness about the truths of Jainism, sincere desire for Jain teachings, recognition of fellow Jains, and admiration for their spiritual pursuits. Such a person undertakes the following Five vows of Jainism: | ||
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==Meditation== | ==Meditation== | ||
Jainism considers meditation (''dhyana'') a necessary practice, but its goals are very different from those in [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]. In Jainism, meditation is concerned more with stopping karmic attachments and activity, not as a means to transformational insights or self-realization in other Indian religions. | Jainism considers [[meditation]] (''dhyana'') a necessary practice, but its goals are very different from those in [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]. In Jainism, meditation is concerned more with stopping karmic attachments and activity, not as a means to transformational insights or self-realization in other Indian religions. | ||
Jain meditation is also referred to as ''Sāmāyika'' which is done for 48 minutes in peace and silence. A form of this which includes a strong component of scripture study is mainly promoted by the Digambara tradition of Jainism. The word ''Sāmāyika'' means "being in the moment of continuous real-time." | Jain meditation is also referred to as ''Sāmāyika'' which is done for 48 minutes in peace and silence. A form of this which includes a strong component of scripture study is mainly promoted by the Digambara tradition of Jainism. The word ''Sāmāyika'' means "being in the moment of continuous real-time." | ||