Jain Sutras

Glossary

• Bauddhas: followers of the Buddha
• Gambusvamin: Sudharman’s disciple
• Gosala: Mahavira’s rival
• Mahavira: the founder, or “discoverer,” of Jainism
• Revered One: that is, Mahavira
• Samsara: literally, “wandering on”; the concept of passing through states of birth, life, death, and rebirth
• Sramanas: wandering ascetics who renounced the world
• Sudharman: Mahavira’s disciple
• Tirthakara: also Tirthankara, one who has achieved enlightenment