01:840:211 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ishvara, Caliphate, Androcentrism
1 Apr 2015
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Be sure to define and include the following terms in your explanation: jiva, karma, ahimsa, and ishatpragbhara. Jiva is the true self eternal consciousness, jiva is finite and infinitely numerous. Karma is a sticky substance that causes jiva to be enmeshed in matter, ahimsa means non violence not to harm other living things. , ishatpragbhara is where all liberated souls reside. Explain the distinction between the digambaras and the shvetambaras with regards to clothing and how this relates to their understanding of mahavira"s time as a wandering ascetic. Explain the two different ways they understand the nature of mahavira after his enlightenment. The digambaras believe that he was naked by choice and the shvetambaras believe that he wore cloths for thirteen months. Digambaras also believe that he never married and the shvetambaras believe that mahavira married a princess and fathered a daughter. Digambaras believe that mahavira escaped the human biological and psychological needs and weaknesses.
