Jai Jinendra

Jai Jinendra! (Sanskrit: जय जिनेन्द्र Jaya Jinēndra) is a common greeting used by the Jains. The phrase means "Honor to the Supreme Jinas (Tirthankaras)"[1]

The reverential greeting is a combination of two sanskrit words: Jai and Jinendra

The word, Jai is used to praise somebody. In Jai Jinendra, it is used to praise the qualities of the Jinas (conquerors).
The word Jinendra is a compound-word derived from the word Jina, referring to a human being who has conquered all inner passions and possess Kevala Gyan (pure infinite knowledge), and the word "Indra," which means chief or lord.[2][3][1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Rankin 2013, p. 37.
  2. ↑ Sangave 2001, p. 16.
  3. ↑ Sangave 2001, p. 164.

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