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first Jain woman to
receive the
title of
Acharya in 1987.
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Jains Nonviolence...
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Jains.
Jains believe nonviolence is the most
essential religious duty for
everyone (ahinsā
paramo dharmaḥ, a
statement often inscribed on
Jain temples)...
- Jharkhand, with a po****tion of 16,301
Jains also
contains the holy
pilgrimage centre of
Sammed Shikharji.
Jains can be
found throughout India and in many...
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According to
Jains, the
origin of
Vedas lies with Marichi, the son of
Bharata Chakravarti, who was the son of the
first Tirthankara Rishabha.
Jains maintain...
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interests of the
native Jains of
Maharashtra (Marathi
Jains) and
Karnataka (Kannada
Jains). Cave
temple Ellora Jain Caves Nasik Caves Manmodi Caves...
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Pandya dynasties embraced Jainism. The
Shaivite legend about the
impalement of the
Jains in
Madurai claims that 8000
Jains were
impaled after they lost...
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Fasting is very
common among Jains and as a part of festivals. Most
Jains fast at
special times such as birthdays, anniversaries,
during festivals, and...
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converted to
Jainism and the
religion is
growing there.
Legal status of
Jainism as a
distinct religion in
India List of
Jains Sarak "
Jains steal the show...
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Magadhi Prakrit by Śvetāmbara
Jains, and a form of
divine sound or
sonic resonance by Digambaras.
According to the
Jain tradition, the
divine śrutajñāna...
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practices and
rituals of
Jains flow from the
principle of ahimsa.
There are five
specific transgressions of
Ahimsa principle in
Jain scriptures – binding...
