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<p> The "victorious" one as contrasted with Buddha the merely "awakened" one) is in the religion of the [[Jainas]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) a sage who has achieved <i> omniscience </i> , and who came to re-establish the law in its purity where it has become corrupted among men; one of a class, of which it appears there have been 24 in number, who have appeared at intervals after long periods of time, in shapes less imposing or awe-inspiring than at first, and after less and less intervals as time goes on The | Jina <ref name="term_75400" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The "victorious" one as contrasted with Buddha the merely "awakened" one) is in the religion of the [[Jainas]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) a sage who has achieved <i> omniscience </i> , and who came to re-establish the law in its purity where it has become corrupted among men; one of a class, of which it appears there have been 24 in number, who have appeared at intervals after long periods of time, in shapes less imposing or awe-inspiring than at first, and after less and less intervals as time goes on The Jainas claim that Buddha was a disciple of the Jina, their founder, who had finished the faith to which the latter had only been awakened. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_75400"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/jina Jina from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75400"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/jina Jina from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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