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Sivabhuti
Sivabhuti was a Jain monk of the 1st century CE who is regarded as the founder of the Digambara tradition in 82 AD, according to the 5th-century Śvetāmbara text ''Avashyak Bhashya'', authored by Jinabhadra. Very little is known about him, apart from a single story mentioned in this ancient Śvetāmbara work. Among several modern works on Jainism, '' The Jains'', by Paul Dundas, also refers to Sivabhuti and recounts the story. Background Śvetāmbara texts accuse Sivabhuti of initiating the Digambara tradition through "eight concealments", which involved the rejection of Jain scriptures upheld and preserved by the Śvetāmbaras. These texts openly and directly charge him with a serious misinterpretation of the scriptures and traditional Jain doctrines, particularly concerning the wearing of clothes and ''strī nirvāṇa'' (the attainment of liberation by women). Scholarly views Although some scholars differ on the interpretation of the term ''Botika'', the majority agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four , supreme preachers of ''dharma''. The first in the current time cycle is Rishabhadeva, who tradition holds lived millions of years ago; the 23rd is Parshvanatha, traditionally dated to the 9th century Common Era, BCE; and the 24th is Mahāvīra, Mahavira, who lived . Jainism is considered an eternal ''dharma'' with the guiding every time cycle of the Jain cosmology, cosmology. Central to understanding Jain philosophy is the concept of ''bhedavijñāna'', or the clear distinction in the nature of the soul and non-soul entities. This principle underscores the innate purity and potential for liberation within every Jīva (Jainism), soul, distinct from the physical and menta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
