The special Jinas who not only rediscover dharma but also preach it for the Jain community are called Tirthankara.

These special Jinas are also referred to in different languages as Bhagvān and Iṟaivaṉ (, and ).

Jains are clear that the Jinas reside in moksha ( Siddha-loka, the permanent abode of the siddhas ) and are completely detached from the world.

There is also a small Porites stupa in the Museum where the directional Dhyani Buddhas ( Jinas ) are etched in its four cardinal points as in the Mahayana tradition.

Jains follow the teachings of 24 special Jinas who are known as Tirthankars (' ford-builders ').

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Five Dhyani Buddhas (), also known as the Five Wisdom Tathāgatas (), the Five Great Buddhas and the Five Jinas ( Sanskrit for " conqueror " or " victor "), are representations of the five qualities of the Buddha.

A Jain is a follower of Jinas, spiritual ' victors ' ( Jina is Sanskrit for ' victor '), human beings who have rediscovered the dharma, become fully liberated and taught the spiritual path for the benefit of beings.

Jains worship the icons of Jinas, Arihants, and Tirthankars, who have conquered their inner passions and attained divine consciousness, and study the scriptures of these liberated beings.

The Jainas have their own version of traditional history, brought into line with their legends of the 24 Jinas who from time to time have refounded their religion on earth.

Three of them, including Santi, became Jinas also.

Every soul has to follow the path, as explained by the Jinas and revived by the tirthankaras, to attain complete liberation or nirvana.

* Chauvisantho or Prayers to the Five Supremes, 24 Jinas and the 4 mangalas, including the Dharma as presented by the ancient Masters .|

The internal celebration is through praying ( expressing devotion to Jinas ), practicing meditation, spiritual studies and renunciation.

Shiva, the meditating ascetic God of Hinduism, Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, and the Jinas of Jainism have been depicted in the lotus position.

With the Jinas and the twelve universal emperors cakravartins this makes up the sixty-three ‘ great men ’ of their tradition.

I believe, therefore, that we are without exception sinners, by nature alienated from God, and that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to earth, the representative Head of a new race, to die upon the cross and pay the penalty of the sin of the world, and that he who thus receives Christ as his personal Saviour is `` born again '' spiritually, with new privileges, appetites, and affections, destined to live and grow in His likeness forever.

On the one hand Tacitus ' Germania tells us ( Chapters 38, 39 ) that they occupy more than half of Germany, use a distinctive hair style, and are spiritually centered on the Semnones.

Mahayana often adopts a pragmatic concept of truth: doctrines are regarded as conditionally " true " in the sense of being spiritually beneficial.

Sikh Dharma is a distinct religion revealed through the teachings of ten Gurus who are accepted by the followers as if they were spiritually the same.

Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus so that they may walk in a new way of life.

This mantra serves as a simple gesture of deep respect toward beings that are more spiritually advanced.

This mantra serves as a simple gesture of deep respect toward beings that are more spiritually advanced.

* A second view maintains that women's prayer groups can be compatible with halakha, but only if they do not carry out a full prayer service ( i. e., do not include certain parts of the service known as devarim she-bi-kdusha ), and only if services are spiritually and sincerely motivated ; they cannot be sanctioned if they are inspired by a desire to rebel against halakha.

Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus, and are redeemed so that they may walk in a new way of life.

Surveys by Gallup, the National Opinion Research Centre and the Pew Organisation conclude that spiritually committed people are twice as likely to report being " very happy " than the least religiously committed people.

A recurrent and important element of Taoism are rituals, exercises and substances aiming at aligning oneself spiritually with cosmic forces, at undertaking ecstatic spiritual journeys, or at improving physical health and thereby extending one's life, ideally to the point of immortality.

As a result of this Fall, Satan usurped the position of mankind's true father so that thereafter all people are born in sin both physically and spiritually and have a sinful propensity.

` Abdu ' l-Bahá stated that the reason for this will become clear in the future, and that women and men are spiritually equal.

Voodoo talismans, called " fetishes ", are objects such as statues or dried animal parts that are sold for their healing and spiritually rejuvenating properties.

Many Protestant traditions do not share the belief in the Real Presence but otherwise are varied ; for example, they may believe that in the bread and wine, Christ is present only spiritually, not in the sense of a change in substance ( Methodism ) or that the bread and wine of communion are a merely symbolic reminder ( Baptist faith ).

* 1 Corinthians 2: 14: " The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

Dodd quotes as a cautionary example Augustine's allegorisation of the Good Samaritan, in which the man is Adam, Jerusalem the heavenly city, Jericho the moon-the symbol of immortality ; the thieves are the devil and his angels, who strip the man of immortality by persuading him to sin and so leave him ( spiritually ) half dead ; the priest and levite represent the Old Testament, the Samaritan Christ, the beast his flesh which he assumed at the Incarnation ; the inn is the church and the innkeeper the apostle Paul.

" Gurdjieff said, even specifically at times, that a pious, good, and moral man was no more " spiritually developed " than any other person ; they are all equally " asleep.

Social justice includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is fair and relatively equitable, and all members are physically, spiritually and psychologically safe and secure.

Within this frame of reference policies appropriate to claims advanced in the name of the Jews depend upon which Jewish identity is involved, as well as upon the nature of the claim, the characteristics of the claimant, the justifications proposed, and the predispositions of the community decision makers who are called upon to act.

Perhaps the moralities of world law are not advanced by stealing American diplomatic papers and planes, but the Kennedy administration can always file a demurrer to the effect that, but for its own incompetence in protecting American interests, these things would not happen.

Then people wonder why Russian pupils are more advanced than American students.

More importantly, several of the more advanced of the less developed countries have found through experience that they must plan their own complex investment programs for at least 5 years forward and tentatively for considerably more than that if they are to be sure that the various interdependent activities involved are all to take place in the proper sequence.

In the event the rupees set aside for loans under Section 104 ( E ) of the Act are not advanced within six years from the date of this Agreement because the Export-Import Bank of Washington has not approved loans or because proposed loans have not been mutually agreeable to the Export-Import Bank of Washington and the Department of Economic Affairs of the Government of India, the Government of the United States of America may use the rupees for any purpose authorized by Section 104 of the Act.

and many are engineers who have been advanced from the divisions.

It has been suggested that salamanders arose separately from a Temnospondyl-like ancestor, and even that caecilians are the sister group of the advanced reptiliomorph amphibians, and thus of amniotes.

The adult eyes are an improvement on invertebrate eyes and were a first step in the development of more advanced vertebrate eyes.

They may be as basic as pictures on a board that the are used to request food, drink, or other care ; or they can be advanced speech generating devices, based on speech synthesis, that are capable of storing hundreds of phrases and words.

More advanced methods of locating objects in the sky include telescope mounts with setting circles, which assist with pointing telescopes to positions in the sky that are known to contain objects of interest, and GOTO telescopes, which are fully automated telescopes that are capable of locating objects on demand ( having first been calibrated ).

With more advanced equipment, but still cheap in comparison to professional setups, amateur astronomers can measure the light spectrum emitted from astronomical objects, which can yield high-quality scientific data if the measurements are performed with due care.

Architects in the US who have made contributions to the profession through design excellence or architectural education, or have in some other way advanced the profession, are elected Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and can write FAIA after their name.

Most Amber characters are members of the two ruling classes in the Amber multiverse, and are much more advanced in matters of strength, endurance, psyche, warfare and sorcery than ordinary beings.

Its chemical and physical properties are so similar to that of natural amethyst that it can not be differentiated with absolute certainty without advanced gemnological testing ( which is often cost-prohibitive ).

The avionics systems in military, commercial and advanced models of civilian aircraft are interconnected using an avionics databus.

When 301 of the most advanced model, the " Launch Arco ," are built, an " exodus sequence " starts in which all Launch Arcos blast into space.

* " In this pamphlet, advanced for discussion by its readers, the author has set himself the goal to present, with the greatest conviction and frankness, two theses that are supported by many people in the world.

Communications in Belgium are extensive and advanced.

Some aspects of brain structure are common to almost the entire range of animals species ; others distinguish " advanced " brains from more primitive ones, or distinguish vertebrates from invertebrates.

Other exotic frame materials, such as titanium, are now also available, as well as advanced steel alloys and even bamboo.