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    Tamil Jains (Tamil Samaṇar, from Prakrit samaṇa "wandering renunciate") are ethnic-Tamils from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, who practice Jainism, chiefly...
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    Jainism has an extensive history in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, although practiced by a minority of Tamils in contemporary times. According to the...
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    Jain vegetarianism is practised by the followers of Jain culture and philosophy. It is one of the most rigorous forms of spiritually motivated diet on...
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    The impalement of the Jains is a South Indian legend, first mentioned in an 11th-century hagiographic Tamil language text of Nambiyandar Nambi. According...
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    languages, like Marathi, Tamil, Rajasthani, Dhundari, Marwari, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and more recently in English. The Jain tradition believes...
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    (Kannada Jain) Jainism in Kerala Jainism in Maharashtra (Marathi Jain) Jainism in Mumbai Jainism in Nagaland Jainism in North Karnataka Jainism in Tamil Nadu...
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  • Delhi Jainism in Uttar Pradesh Jainism in Rajasthan (Marwari Jain) Jainism in Karnataka Jainism in Kerala Jainism in North Karnataka Jainism in Tamil Nadu...
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    in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. They consist of stone beds with inscriptions, and two monuments – one rock cut Jain temple with outer wall reliefs...
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    Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi (category Tamil Jain literature)
    spelled as Jivaka Chintamani, is one of the five great Tamil epics. Authored by a Madurai-based Jain ascetic Tiruttakkatēvar in the early 10th century, the...
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  • developed in the temples and mathas of medieval Tamil Nadu with self-conscious rejection of Jain practices. In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son of...
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