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| − | '''Nirgranthaputra''' (尼乾子). One of the six non-Buddhist groups in ancient India. Nirgrantha means untied, which is the former name of the devotees of Jainism, who wander naked, untied to possessions. Nirgrantha-Jñātaputra (尼乾陀若提子), named after his mother, Jñātī, was the 24th and last patriarch of the Jain School, and he is now revered as the Mahāvīra (great hero). Their doctrine is fatalistic, stating that no spiritual practice can change one’s good or evil karma and that all sentient beings would be automatically liberated after 80,000 kalpas of birth and death. | + | '''[[Nirgranthaputra]]''' (尼乾子). One of the six non-Buddhist groups in {{Wiki|ancient India}}. [[Nirgrantha]] means untied, which is the former [[name]] of the {{Wiki|devotees}} of [[Jainism]], who wander naked, untied to {{Wiki|possessions}}. Nirgrantha-Jñātaputra (尼乾陀若提子), named after his mother, Jñātī, was the 24th and last [[patriarch]] of the [[Jain]] School, and he is now revered as the Mahāvīra (great [[hero]]). Their [[doctrine]] is fatalistic, stating that no [[spiritual]] practice can change one’s good or [[evil]] [[karma]] and that all [[sentient beings]] would be automatically {{Wiki|liberated}} after 80,000 [[kalpas]] of [[birth]] and [[death]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 19 September 2013
Nirgranthaputra (尼乾子). One of the six non-Buddhist groups in ancient India. Nirgrantha means untied, which is the former name of the devotees of Jainism, who wander naked, untied to possessions. Nirgrantha-Jñātaputra (尼乾陀若提子), named after his mother, Jñātī, was the 24th and last patriarch of the Jain School, and he is now revered as the Mahāvīra (great hero). Their doctrine is fatalistic, stating that no spiritual practice can change one’s good or evil karma and that all sentient beings would be automatically liberated after 80,000 kalpas of birth and death.
