yoo-SHAH-nah), is the Kalpasutra (kal-puh-SOO-truh).
Believers in this religion disagree as to the gender of the nineteenth person to achieve enlightenment during the cur- rent cycle of time, Mallinath. Followers first attempt to eliminate delusion and then achieve perfect knowledge, vi- sions, and nature to become ahirants. One of its most important texts, which tells of the twenty-four Tirathankars (tir-uh-THAHNK-ars) who achieved complete enlightenment and is read each year during the Paryushana (pahr- yoo-SHAH-nah), is the Kalpasutra (kal-puh-SOO-truh). The most recent Tirathankar, generally considered the founder of this religion, was Vardhamana, who is also known as Mahavira. Name this Eastern religion which, like Hinduism and Buddhism, is closely associated with the concept of ahimsa, or nonviolence.
Believers in this religion disagree as to the gender of the nineteenth person to achieve enlightenment during the cur- rent cycle of time, Mallinath.
Jainism