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Jaina Mathematics
The Jain school of mathematics is a school of mathematics whose members are distinguished by the fact that they are followers of the Jain religion. All members of the Jain school of mathematics are also members of the larger community of Indian mathematicians. The mathematics developed by this school forms a subset of the body of mathematical knowledge developed in India since ancient times. However, certain aspects of the cosmological and philosophical speculations of the Jain religion has impacted the mathematical thinking of the adherents of the Jain religion. As an example, one can cite the fascination of the Jains (followers of the Jain religion) for very large numbers and their speculations relating to the concept of infinity. References Additional reading * (Reprinted with the title: “The mathematical achievements of the Jainas”. In: Studies in the History of Science in India (ed. D. Chattopadhyaya), New Delhi, 1982, pp. 684–716.) * *Jain, L C. On the Jaina sch ...
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Jain Religion
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an 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 BCE; and the 24th is Mahavira, who lived . Jainism is considered an eternal ''dharma'' with the guiding every time cycle of the 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 soul, distinct from the physical and mental elements that bind it to the cycle of birth and rebirth. Recognizing a ...
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