| Acharya/ji | A Sadhu who is learned, is master of scriptures, and is head of a Sangh. |
| Adhi | Two and a half. |
| Aghati | The four types of Karmas, whose effect on soul are much milder than the other four. These effects end at the end of a life. |
| Airavat | Name of a Kshetra. |
| Antary | A Ghati Karma that obstructs the vigor of soul. |
| Anuvrat | A vow that is not as strict as a Mahavrat. Anuvrats are for people living family lives. The five Vrats are: Ahimsa, Truth, Non-stealing, Self-control, and Limited-Accumulation. |
| Ara | One of the six divisions of time. Runs from thousands to billions of years. The 5th Ara already started some 2,500 years ago. |
| Arihant | Conqueror of internal enemies, such as anger, pride, deceit, greed, jealousy, hatred, intrigue, passions, etc. |
| Atithi | One who may come any time, unexpectedly, without invitation, and still welcome with love and respect. |
| Atma | Soul |
| Ayushya | An Aghati Karma that determines how long one would live. |
| Beindriya | Lives with two senses, namely touch and taste. |
| Bharat | Name of a Kshetra. We live in this Bharat Kshetra, located in southern Jambu Dweep. |
| Charitra | Conduct, or behavior, without any hatred or attachment. A pure soul is completely free from Attachments and hatreds. |
| Chauvisantho | A prayer to the twenty four Tirthankars of this Kaal in Bharat Kshetra. We list, bow, and praise them for their great virtues. |
| Choindriya | Lives with four senses, namely touch, taste, smell, and sight. |
| Darshan | Perception. A pure soul has infinite perception. Darshanavaraniya A Ghati Karma that obscures the capacity of soul of perceiving everything. |
| Dev | A soul in heaven, or at a high spiritual level. |
| Devlok | Heaven. |
| Dhairya | Patience. A pure soul has infinite patience. |
| Dhatakikhand | Name of a Dweep. |
| Dukkadam | Bad deed or fault/lapse. |
| Dweep | A large isolated area. There are two and a half Dweeps, each with three Kshetras in them. |
| Ganadhar/ji | The first (principal) disciples of Tirthankars. Mahavir had eleven. |
| Gandhasthi | The best elephant. |
| Ghati | The four types of Karmas, whose effects are much stronger than the other four. These effects last for many lives. |
| Gnan | Knowledge. A pure soul has infinite knowledge. Gnanavaraniya A Ghati Karma that obscures the capacity of soul of knowing everything. |
| Gotra | An Aghati Karma that determines the status. |
| Grevayak | High heaven. |
| Gunavrat | Three vows that enhance the five Anuvrats. |
| Gupti | Self-controls over Mind, Speech, and Body. |
| Guru/ji/dev | A religious teacher. |
| Jain | A follower of Jainism. ("Jai" means Victory.) |
| Jainism | The religion preached by Mahavir and other Tirthankars, with high emphasis on conquering the inner enemies. . |
| Jambu | Name of a Dweep |
| Jina/Jineshwar | Another word for Tirthankars, based on "Jai." |
| Jiv | Soul. |
| ojan | A unit of measuring very long distances |
| Jyotish Chakra | Area of space in which zodiac planets, stars, etc. are located. |
| Kaal | Time. Runs into more than billions of years, per cycle. |
| Karma | A deed, good or bad. Upon maturing, it delivers its fruit. There are 4 Ghati and 4 Aghati types of Karmas. Effects of Ghati karmas are much stronger, and they last for many lives. |
| Kausagga | A motionless state of body, as if the soul has departed from it. |
| Kayotsarga | Same as Kausagga, above. |
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| Kevaldarshan | Infinite perception. After acquiring it, the cycle of births and deaths is broken forever. Any soul can attain it, by getting rid of Karmas, attachments, and hatreds. With it come Kevalgnan, infinite Dhairya, Tapa and Veerya. |
| Kevaldarshi | One who has Kevaldarshan. |
| Kevalgnan | Infinite knowledge |
| Kevali/gnani | One who has Kevalgnan. |
| Kshetra | An area, site, or location where human lives exist.Each Kshetra has four more similar counterparts. |
| Mahavideha | Name of a Kshetra. Twenty Tirthankars are there in existence, right now, so they are the most sacred Kshetras. |
| Mahavrat | A vow that is much stricter than an Anuvrat. Only Sadhus dare to take it. There are five Mahavrats. |
| Mantra | prayer with magical powers, charms.
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| Michchhami | Dissolution. |
| Mohaniya | Ghati Karma that deludes the capacity of soul of thinking properly. |
| Moksha | The state of liberation for a soul. |
| Muktishila | The topmost area of universe, the area of freedom. After death, a liberated soul rises to it, and never comes back from there. Every soul in there has infinite Gnan, Darshan Dhairya, Tapa, and Veerya. |
| Muni | One who keeps Maun (silence). He only observes, without praising or complaining. |
| Naam | An Aghati Karma that determines the physique. |
| Navkar | A prayer consisting of nine lines, the most meaningful of all the prayers. |
| Pachchakhan | Formality for taking a vow. |
| Pad | Line of a poem, or a step. |
| Panch | Five. |
| Panchendriya | Lives with five senses, namely touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. |
| Poshadh | A day chosen by a householder to live like a Muni. |
| Pratikraman | Going back to the original virtues (of soul), which include compassion, peace, even-temperament, forgiveness, etc. |
| Pundarik | The best lotus. |
| Pushakarvar | Name of a Dweep. Only half of it is used for living. |
| Rajlok | The universe is divided into 14 Rajloks, consisting of hells, Dweeps, heavens, etc. |
| Sadhu | A man who has given up the family life, wealth, and worldly comforts for seeking liberation, and learning religious scriptures. |
| Sadhvi/ji | A female Sadhu / Monk |
| Samiti | Five areas of cautiousness: Walking, Speaking, Taking food, Handling materials, and Discarding excrete. |
| Samayik | State of calmness and equanimity of mind and speech. Usually 48 minutes for householders, and a lifetime for Sadhus. |
| Sangh | Fourfold society, as founded by a Tirthankar, consisting of male and female Sadhus and householders, all following the principles of Jainism. |
| Santhara/o | Peaceful, voluntary and planned religious death. |
| Sanvar | Prevention of influx of Karmas. |
| Shikshavrat | Four vows, which prepare and train a householder for the eventual Muni life. |
| Shravak/ji | Male householder, following the principles of Jainism. |
| Shravika | Female householder, like above. |
| Shri | A prefix used to indicate respect. |
| Siddha | One who has achieved liberation from cycles of births and deaths, and now in Muktishila. |
| Sootra | A scripture, written in Ardhamagdhi language. |
| Tapa | Penance, or austerities. Intended to destroy the Karmas. A pure soul has infinite Tapa. |
| Tassa | For that. |
| Teindriya | Lives with three senses, namely touch, taste, and smell. |
| Tirthankar | One who reestablishes the religion and fourfold society of Sadhus, Sadhvis, Shravaks, and Sharavikas. |
| Upadhyay/ji | A Sadhu who is learned, has mastered, and teaches religious scriptures. |
| Vedaniya | An Aghati Karma that determines the pain and/or pleasure giving situations. |
| Vandana | Act of bowing, or offering salutations |
| Veerya | Strength or vigor. A pure soul has infinite vigor. |
| Vitraag | One whose attachment (for materials) is gone. |
| Sometimes "ji" or "dev" | is added as a suffix for additional respect, where indicated. |
| Vrat | Vow. |
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