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THE ORIGINAL TECHNICAL terms in Sanskrit and Prakrit have been appended to each chapter corresponding to our English translation. However, the following basic terms cannot be translated and are used frequently in the text. These should prove useful to those who are not acquainted with Jainism.
Jain:
noun: a person who follows Jainism, adjective: pertaining to Jainism, some prefer Jaina to Jain.
Digamabara/Svetambara: Two main Jain Schools having monks with no clothes and with white cotton garments respectively.
KEY WORDS
Karma/ Karmic matter:
Moksa:
Soul: Tirthankaras:
Yoga:
The matter determining the fate of the soul in rebirths. It is composed of (material) karmic particles (= karmons). The state attained after emancipation from rebirths, nirvana.
Pure sentient part with karmic matter. The "prophets" of Jainism; the omniscient spiritual teachers of Jainism. The activities of body, mind and speech.
