Jainsins

= Jainisms = = By: Nikhita Mani =

Material Aspects of Culture:


 * 1) 1. Art:

. The raised hand means to stop. The word in the center of the wheel is "ahimsa" which means non- violence. These two things remind us to be kind to all living creatures in the world, by not killing them and letting them live.. The wheel in the hand shows that if we are not careful, then the wheel goes round and round through the cycle of birth and death.

The swastika is an extremely powerful symbol. The word swastika comes from the sanskirt word "svastika". -"su" means good. -"asti" means to be. -"ka" as a suffix. So it totally means "let good things happen"

This symbol is very commonly used in Hindu/Jain Art, architechture and decoration. It can be seen in temples, houses, doorways, clothing, and cars. This symbol is supposed to be used in most Jain/Hindu house holds especially in the worship area in India.

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 * 1) 2. Music:


 * 1) 3. Food:


 * 1) 4. Clothing:


 * 1) 5. Religion:


 * 1) 6. Literature:


 * 1) 7. Holidays:

Non-Material Aspects of Culture:


 * 1) 1. Ideas of Modesty:


 * 1) 2. Ideas of Beauty:


 * 1) 3. Child-Raising:


 * 1) 4. Relationship to Animals:


 * 1) 5. Ideas about Sin:


 * 1) 6. Ideas of Justice:


 * 1) 7. Ideas about Diseases and IIIness:


 * 1) 8. Roles Based on Age, Sex, Class, Job, etc.:


 * 1) 9. How to Handle Emotions:


 * 1) 10. Attitudes Towards Family:


 * 1) 11. Conversational Norms:


 * 1) 12. Body Language:


 * 1) 13. Rites of Passage: