جین

जैन jain (from jina, rt. ji), s.m. A Jain; a teacher of heterodox notions; a sect of Hindus who are worshippers of a number of Jins or great saints whom they regard as superior to the Hindu gods (they also deny the divine authority of the Vedas, and disregard the distinctions of caste):—jain-dharmī, adj. Of or belonging to the Jain religion;—s.m. A Jain.