Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially...
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Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...
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Three of the five great epics of Tamil literature are attributed to Jains. Some scholars believe that Jain philosophy must have entered South India...
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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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There are several Jain councils mentioned in Jain texts associated with revision and redaction of Jain Agamas (sacred texts). The first council was held...
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and until the middle of the 12th century, literature in Kannada was almost exclusively composed by the Jains, who found eager patrons in the Chalukya,...
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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. Indrabhuti...
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Sutra (redirect from Sutra literature)
Scientific Foundations of Jainism. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-208-0658-0. Quote: Thus, there is a vast literature available but it seems that...
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state that the Jain portions of the Sangam literature were added about or after the 8th-century CE, and it is not the ancient layer. Tamil Jain texts such...
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Mahavira (redirect from Mahavir Jain)
(Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira...
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century CE), Jain authors began composing literature in other languages, especially classical Sanskrit while also retaining the use of Jain Prakrit. The...
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Jainism in Bundelkhand Jainism in Madhya Pradesh Jainism in Gujarat (Gujarati Jain) Jainism in Maharashtra (Marathi Jain) Jainism in Mumbai Jainism in...
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In Jainism, Bharata was the first chakravartin (lit. 'holder of a chakra', i.e., emperor) of the Avasarpini (present half-time cycle). He was the eldest...
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Jain symbols are symbols based on the Jain philosophy. The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: Heavenly beings...
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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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Buddhism and Jainism are two Indian religions that developed in Magadha (Bihar) and continue to thrive in the modern age. Gautam Buddha and Mahavira are...
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are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as Palitana, Taranga, Sankheshwar, Idar. Jains believe that their...
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Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi (category Tamil Jain literature)
of the Civakacintamani epic is found in Tamil poetic literature that followed among Hindu and Jain scholars, attesting to its literary significance. Portions...
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Vimana (section Jain literature)
Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana. Vimanas are also mentioned in Jain texts. Look up vimana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Sanskrit word...
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Bhavarlal Jain Durga Jain Gyan Chand Jain Mag Raj Jain Meenakshi Jain Nemi Chandra Jain O. P. Jain Ravindra Jain Rahul Jain Sudhir K. Jain. Sunita Jain Yashpal...
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Ajitanatha (section In Jain texts)
Amirthalingam 2014, p. 46. Jain, Kailash Chandra, Antiquity of Jainism, Jainism Literature Center Tandon 2002, p. 44. Cort 2001, p. 236. Jain, Vijay K. (2015),...
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Medieval Kannada literature covered a wide range of subjects and genres which can broadly be classified under the Jain, Virashaiva, Vaishnava and secular...
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The credit for introducing Jainism to the West goes to a German scholar, Hermann Jacobi, who translated some Jain literature and published it in the series...
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According to Jain literature, Varanasi was ruled by King Aśvasena, the father of Parshvanatha, in 9th century. Varanasi is as one of the holiest Jain pilgrimage...
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The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், Cāṉṟōr...
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work named Jinendra Puranam, a Jain work written in 941 CE.[citation needed] In the earliest period Telugu literature existed in the form of inscriptions...
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Agrawal Jains are an Indian Jain community who originated from Agroha near Hisar, Haryana. In Sanskrit inscriptions and texts, the community is termed...
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Jain philosophy or Jaina philosophy refers to the ancient Indian philosophical system of the Jain religion. It comprises all the philosophical investigations...
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cultures, notably in Indian mathematics in the canonical works of Jain literature, and by Jewish mystics in the Talmudic book Sefer Yetzirah. The factorial...
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Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of...
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