Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession... 141 KB (15,305 words) - 02:11, 22 April 2024 |
Mahavira (redirect from Jainism and Mahavira) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE into a royal Jain family... 72 KB (7,811 words) - 17:52, 22 April 2024 |
tradition of Jainism suffered persecution during the Muslim rule, with the exception of Akbar whose religious tolerance and support for Jainism led to a temporary... 58 KB (7,007 words) - 18:28, 22 April 2024 |
rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism. "Jain" is derived from the word Jina, referring to a human... 29 KB (3,457 words) - 14:31, 8 March 2024 |
Jain symbols are symbols based on the Jain philosophy. The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: a Heavenly... 11 KB (1,176 words) - 19:10, 14 January 2024 |
Jainism in Bundelkhand Jainism in Madhya Pradesh Jainism in Gujarat (Gujarati Jain) Jainism in Maharashtra (Marathi Jain) Jainism in Mumbai Jainism in... 10 KB (852 words) - 02:10, 22 April 2024 |
Rishabhanatha (redirect from Ikshvaku (Jainism)) tirthankara (Supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the first of twenty-four teachers in the present half-cycle of time in Jain cosmology, and called a "ford... 37 KB (3,764 words) - 12:25, 29 March 2024 |