Acharya

Brahmins in white dress performing the Bhumi Puja ritual yajna around fire

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahmin or The Brahman (ब्राह्मण) is varna (class) in Hinduism specialising as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari), teachers (acharya), and protectors of sacred learning across generations. The traditional occupation of Brahmins was that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers....

Image of Vardhamana Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (Photo:Samanar Hills)

God In Jainism

God In Jainism In Jainism, godliness is said to be the inherent quality of every soul. This quality, however, is subdued by the soul’s association with karmic matter. All souls who have achieved the natural state of infinite bliss, infinite knowledge (kevala jnana), infinite power, and infinite perception are regarded as...