Diwali in Jainism marks the anniversary of Nirvana (final release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of the...

Hindu festival, variations of Diwali are also celebrated by adherents of other faiths. The Jains observe their own Diwali which marks the final liberation...

religious festivals in Jainism. Some of them are associated with five auspicious life events of Tirthankara known as Panch Kalyanaka. Jains celebrate many annual...

nirvana at Tungi Giri in Maharashtra, where the Jains worship his footprints. The story of Rama in Jainism can be broadly classified into three groups; Samghadasa's...

Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...

by Jains as Diwali. Historically, Mahavira, who revived and preached Jainism in ancient India, was an older contemporary of Gautama Buddha. Jains celebrate...

(also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival of Diwali celebrated in Nepal and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Gorkhaland (particularly...

is considered the authoritative Jain philosophy text by all traditions of Jainism. It has the same importance in Jainism as Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...

celebrated in South India and Sri Lanka on a different date. It follows Diwali by about 15 days. In Vaishnavite tradition, this day is considered significant...

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regarded as associated with Jain monks and lay devotees. The exact origins of Jainism in Tamil Nadu is unclear. However, Jainism flourished in Tamil Nadu...

The following is an outline and topical guide of Jainism: Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Ahiṃsā (Non-violence) Satya (Truth)...

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hallmark of Jain identity. A side effect of this strict discipline is the exercise of asceticism, which is strongly encouraged in Jainism for lay people...

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...

the way Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jal Mandir, Pawapuri. Diwali (Jainism) Prasad 1995, p. 31. O'Malley 1924, p. 223. Choudhury 1956, p. 89....

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

internment in the Fort. The day falls in autumn and often overlaps with Hindu Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated across Punjab and the rest of India....

said to be the founder of Jainism in the present Avsarpini (a time cycle) by all sub-traditions and sects of Jainism. Jain chronology places Rishabhanatha...

Saṃsāra (transmigration) in Jain philosophy, refers to the worldly life characterized by continuous rebirths and reincarnations in various realms of existence...

Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvetāmbara in Sanskrit means "white-clad"...

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

The Jains (Second ed.), London and New York: Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5 Tobias, Michael (1991), Life Force: The World of Jainism, Jain Publishing...

Jainism, in his later years, he renounced the world, led an ascetic life, and attained kevala jnana (omniscience). According to the Śvetāmbara Jains,...

was released on Diwali day on October 27, 2000. The film was a major commercial and critical success. The film produced by Shivdayal Jain, is recognized...

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Jaina Goddess Traditions". Numen. 34 (2): 235–255. doi:10.1163/156852787x00047. ISSN 1568-5276. Media related to Padmavati (Jainism) at Wikimedia Commons...

according to Jainism. Jain cosmology considers the universe as an uncreated entity that has existed since infinity with neither beginning nor end. Jain texts...

Deepavali or Diwali is an Indian festival. Deepavali or Dipawali may also refer to: Dipawali (Jainism), a festival celebrated by Jain community Deepavali...

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