a non-theistic religion founded in India in the 6th century BC by the Jina Vardhamana Mahavira as a reaction against the teachings of orthodox Brahmanism, and still practised there. The Jain religion teaches salvation by perfection through successive lives, and non-injury to living creatures, and is noted for its ascetics.
耆那教(公元前6世纪筏驮摩那大雄创立的印度非有神论宗教,反对正统的婆罗门教,现仍活跃于印度;耆那教宣扬通过转世完善与解救灵魂,禁止伤害生灵,以其禁欲主义而著称)。参见