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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Marwar And The Marathas Part Ii

The Kingdom of Jalor (Jalora) under Chohan Kirtipal was established in 1181 A. D. Under his grandson Udai Singh (1205-1257), the Kingdom of Jalor included Nadol, Jalor, Mandor, Badmer, Surchanda, Ratahrada, Kheda, Ramasairya, Srimala, Ratnapura, Satyapura etc. He was said to have curbed the pride of Turks.

India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: India History

Jalora (or, Jālorā) refers to one of the 84 castes (gaccha) in the Jain community according to various sources. The associated place of origin is known as Sauvanagadha Jalaura (or, Sauvanagaḍha Jālaura). The Jain caste and sub-caste system was a comparatively later development within their community, and it may have arisen from the ancient classification of Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra. Before distinction of these classes (such as Jalora), the society was not divided into distinct separate sections, but all were considered as different ways of life and utmost importance was attached to individual chartacter and mode of behaviour.

According to Dr. Vilas Adinath Sangava, “Jainism does not recognise castes (viz., Jalora) as such and at the same time the Jaina books do not specifically obstruct the observance of caste rules by the members of the Jaina community. The attitude of Jainism towards caste is that it is one of the social practices, unconnected with religion, observed by people; and it was none of its business to regulate the working of the caste system” (source).

The legendary account of the origin of these 84 Jain castes (e.g., Jalora) relate that once a rich Jain invited members of the Jain community in order to establish a vaiśya-mahāsabhā (i.e. Central Association of Traders). In response, 84 representatives came from different places (e.g., Sauvanagadha Jalaura), and they were later seen as the progenitors of these castes. Various sources however mention differences in the list.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jālora (जालोर).—Name of an Agra-hāra in Kashmir; विहारमग्रहारं च जालोराख्यं च निर्ममे (vihāramagrahāraṃ ca jālorākhyaṃ ca nirmame) Rāj. T.1.98.

Derivable forms: jāloraḥ (जालोरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jālora (जालोर):—m. Name of an Agra-hāra, [Rājataraṅgiṇī i, 98.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jalora in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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