Naarayan
Real Self; God; The fully Realized Self Lord; Sri Krishna
Naimittic
Instrumental; Causal support; Apparent doer
Namarupa
Name and form; The nature of the world
Namaskaar
Obesaince; Bow with reverence obesinance; Homage; Prostration before God or Guru
Napumsaka
Hermaphroditic
Nar
Relative self; human being
Narak gati
Realm to which damned sinners are consigned and compelled to suffer. Infernal regions. After serving an appropriate amount of time, based on the extent of the sin, the jiva eventually returns to the cycle of births and deaths. The world of infernal beings;
Hellish
Navapada
Nine ideals - Arihant, Siddha, Achaarya, Upaadhyaya, Sadhu, Samyak darshana, Samyak gyaan, Samyak chaaritra, and Tapas
Navatattva
Nine essences: Jiva -life, Ajiva - non-life, Aasrav - obstruction by karma, Bandh - bindings, Sanvar - , Nirjaraa - release of karmas , Moksha - liberation, Paap - sin and Punya - meritorious deeds
Navkaar mantra
The most respected and central mantra of the Jains: Namo Arihantanam Namo Siddhanam, Namo Aayariyanam, Namo Uvajjhayanam and Namo Loyesavvasahunam; these are salutations to the five great benefactors also Namokar Mantra..Nine lines of the highest obeisance to those who are or have been in the path of the 'Real'
Obeisance to Panch Parmeshti
Naya
Philosophical standpoint
Guide; Viewpoint; Areas of knowledge covering one aspect. There are two broad nayas in Jainism - Dravyaarthik and Paryaayaarthik, other nayas are encompassed within these two
Neti-neti
"This is not that, This is not that"; Negating all names and forms in order to arrive at the eternal underlying truth
Nekee
Honesty
Niddidhyasan
Deep concentration to become 'One";. To be 'Self' absorbed
Uninterrupted contemplation
Nigam
Relative knowledge of world
Nigod
Body containing countless jeeva or lives
A class of infitesimal, imperceptible dormant beings awaking from apathy and starting spiritual evolution, to replace the liberated being.
The lowest form of life
Nihsankita
Freedom from doubt
Nikaachit
Unalterable
Nikaachit-karma
It is that type of Karma which rests only after giving its fruit. The enjoyment, good or bad, pleasing or unpleasing, of the fruit of Karma is unavoidable. It cannot be burnt by any other means as love, devotion, study, meditation etc.
Karma which cannot be lightened or burned by tapas (eg. sankraman, udeerna, utkarshan, apkarshan etc.), this karma arises invariably at its appointed time
Nikshep
The different ways of putting a thing ; Linguistic analysis
Nimit
Instrument; Supporting cause; Apparent doer
Niraagi
Unattached; Without raag
Niranjan
Free of fault and karma
Nirgranth
One who has overcome desires and attractions; The unbound; Free from all bonds
Nirgun
Without attributes
Nirjaraa
Absolute purging of the soul of all matters foreign to it. Slow dissolution or separation of karma from atma Annihilatin of Karmas, 'Discharge'; Dissociation of karmas
Nirlep
Without any coverings or tendency to adhere to any Karmas
Nirmal
Pure
Nirvaana
Liberation of atma; moksha; Fully enlightment; No further births. Final Emancipation
Release from bondage; The final death of an enlightened human being [arhat] followed immediately by moksha The end of the process of materialistic life
Nirvaan-bhumi
The place at which a Tirthankara attained nirvana
Nirveda
To be detached from worldliness or samsaar
Nirvikaari
Pure; immutable
Nirvikalp
Freedom from I-ness or My-ness In Dadashri's Language , "I am the body" idea, "I am Chandulal " is vikalp." I am Shuddhatma " , is nirvikalp. See sankalp.
To behold the formless; Still mental state; State of total realization
Nirvikalp samaadhi
The highest realisation where only the undisturbed bliss of God (Aatma) is experienced
Being free from "I-ness" and "My-ness" The highest state of contemplation in which the Soul lose all sense of being, different from the universal Self, yet a temporary state from which there is a return to ego-consciousness.
Nischaya
Determination; Here, 'The Real', Pure Alertness on the Path to Liberation Consideration
Nischetan-chetan
Inert consciousness
Nishkaama
Without passion; Desirelessness
Nishkaama karma
Action done without motive; Actions without expectations
Nishpruha
Expectation less
Nishthapurvak
With a firm determination
Nitya
Eternal, Permanent and unchanging.
Nivritti
Cessation of mental tendencies. A life of having no physical things as followed by Sanyasis
Opposite of Pravritti
Niyam
Restraint of mind; Ethical rules; Discipline Activity in accordance with resolve, or rule
Niyati
Spatial limitation; Rule; Fate;
Nokarma
Neutral karmas; Non-charging karmas; Purely discharging karma