Jains
Indian ascetic believers
Jains are adherents of Jainism, an ancient Indian religion emphasizing nonviolence, self-discipline, and spiritual liberation.
The faith teaches extreme care to avoid harming any living creature—devout Jains may sweep paths before walking or wear cloth over their mouths to protect insects.
The Jains in our neighborhood are strict vegetarians.
Cloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
austerity · almsgiving · vow · detachment · self-discipline · nudity · whisk · mendicant
One who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- root vegetablesEdible underground plant parts
fasting · dairy · beans · lentils · grains · fruits · leafy greens · animal welfare
South Asian republic
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- RajasthanIndian state, northwestern desert region
- MaharashtraWestern Indian state
- KarnatakaSouth Indian state
Name for people
- MokshaFreedom from reincarnation
- SamsaraCycle of rebirth
- nonattachmentFreedom from emotional clinging
- soulInnermost animating essence
monk
Cloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
celibacy · austerity · almsgiving · vow · detachment · self-discipline · nudity · whisk · mendicant · wandering
vegetarian
One who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- compassionConcern for others' distress
root vegetables · fasting · dairy · beans · lentils · grains · fruits · leafy greens · animal welfare
India
South Asian republic
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- RajasthanIndian state, northwestern desert region
- MaharashtraWestern Indian state
Karnataka · Tamil Nadu · diaspora · East Africa · Leicester
Karma
Name for people
- MokshaFreedom from reincarnation
- SamsaraCycle of rebirth
- nonattachmentFreedom from emotional clinging
soul · liberation · truth · multiplicity · relativism
Agamas
Hindu ritual scriptures
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- Indian CommunitiesRajputs, Brahmins, Sikhs
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Indian faithsHinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Hindus, Sikhs
- asceticismabstinence, celibacy, ascetic, austerities, chastity
- monasticsmonk, nun, abbot, nuns, abbess
JainsChristians
Jesus's followers collectively
Muslims · Jews · creationists · theists · materialists
Jainshedonists
Pursuers of sensual delight
Epicureans · sybarites · sensualists · libertines · bon vivants