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Jain (/ˈn/) is the title and name given to an adherent of Jainism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term jina ("conqueror" or "victor"). This article lists prominent individuals who have self-identified as a follower of Jainism.

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List of Jains

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2023. "Jains steal the show with 7 Padmas". The Times of India. 9 April 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 December 2023. TNN (9 April 2015). "Jains steal...

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Jainism in India

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Jainism is India's sixth-largest religion and is practiced throughout India. Per the 2011 census, there are 4,451,753 Jains in the 1.35 billion population...

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List of Jain temples

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Bathery Jain Temple, Wayanad Dharmanath Jains Temple at Mattancherry, Kochi Chathurmukha Basati and Parswanatha Basati, Manjeshwar Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir...

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Jainism

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majority of Jains currently reside in India. With four to five million followers worldwide, Jainism is small compared to major world religions. Jains form...

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Jain communities

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have converted to Jainism and is growing faster there. Legal status of Jainism as a distinct religion in India List of Jains Sarak "Jains steal the show...

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List of ancient Jains

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This is a list of ancient Jains. Krishnamachari, Suganthy (12 October 2017), "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion", The Hindu Prakash, BV (20 May 2014)...

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List of Jain texts

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This is a list of important texts written by Jain ascetics and those which are of important value to Jainism. 1. Shatkhandagama - Acharya Pushpadant, Acharya...

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Jain literature

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Śvētāmbara Jains, and a form of divine sound or sonic resonance by the Digambara Jains. According to the Jain tradition, the divine Śhrut Jnāna of a tirthankara...

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List of Jain monks

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This is a list of Jain ascetics. The list include the names of ascetics who are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism in general...

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Hinduism and Jainism

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the son of Bharata Chakravarti, who was the son of the first Tirthankara Rishabha. Jains maintain that these scriptures were later modified. Jains pointed...

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List of largest Jain temples

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a list of the largest Jain temples in terms of area. List of Jain temples List of ancient Jain temples Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu...

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List of Jain states and dynasties

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c. 468 BCE) Pandya dynasty (6th century BCE - 1345 CE) Some rulers were Jains though not all. Maurya dynasty (322-184 BCE) Mahameghavahana dynasty (250s...

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Jain vegetarianism

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and Jains. Jains believe nonviolence is the most essential religious duty for everyone (ahinsā paramo dharmaḥ, a statement often inscribed on Jain temples)...

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Jainism in Pakistan

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Jain monk of the region was Vijayanandsuri of Gujranwala, whose samadhi (memorial shrine) still stands in the city. The presence of Pakistani Jains in...

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Jaina

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to: Jain/Jaina, a follower of Jainism, an ancient classical religion of India List of Jains, a list of various notable Jains Federation of Jain Associations...

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Ajit Jain

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mission of which is to cure limb-girdle muscular dystrophies caused by dysferlin protein deficiency, a condition that Jain's son has. List of Jains Indians...

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Ahimsa in Jainism

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rituals of Jains flow from the principle of ahimsa. There are five specific transgressions of Ahimsa principle in Jain scriptures – binding of animals...

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Jain monasticism

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(2001), Jains in the World : Religious Values and Ideology in India, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-513234-3 Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed...

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Jain temple

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A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is...

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Anekantavada

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particularly by diaspora Jains, to present "Jains having exhibited a spirit of understanding and tolerance toward non-Jains", or that Jains were rare or unique...

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Ghantakarna Mahavir

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people. Ghantakarna is not known among Digambara Jains. John E. Cort states it as a reformulation of a private tradition in a devotional public tradition...

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List of Jain inscriptions

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List of Jain inscriptions Goyal, S. R. (2006), Brāhmī Script: An Invention of the Early Maurya Period, Kusumanjali Book World, p. 105 EPIGRAHIA INDICA...

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List of ancient Jain temples

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List of Ancient Jain temples List of largest Jain temples Shankar, Gowri (15 July 2018). "Nyaya Lingam is a role model for harmony". Deccan Chronicle...

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Jain sculpture

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Jain sculptures or Jain idols are the images depicting Tirthankaras (teaching gods). These images are worshiped by the followers of Jainism. The sculpture...

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History of Jainism

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Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara...

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Jainism in Maharashtra

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the 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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Islam and Jainism

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religious tolerance, out of respect for Jains, ordered release of caged birds and banned killing of animals on the Jain festival of Paryusan. The first mosque...

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