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Other than rejecting or accepting different ancient Jain texts, Digambaras and Śvetāmbara differ in other significant ways such as: Śvetāmbaras trace their practices and dress code to the teachings of Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara, which they believe taught only Four restraints (a claim, scholars say are confirmed by the ancient Buddhist texts that discuss Jain monastic life).
3 Major schools. 4 Jainism by location ... Schools and Branches. Digambara; Śvetāmbara; Jain literature. ... Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian ...
Jainism (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ n ɪ z əm / JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, [1] is an Indian religion.Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha ...
Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City. Jain Śvetāmbara Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., footprints in stone. Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali Jain Mandir Chawk: [1] This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992. [2] Now an Islamic school is run in the former temple. [3]
Ajit Jain – Indian-American business executive [21] Anshu Jain – Indian-born British business executive [22] Bhavarlal Jain – Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. [23] Rakesh Gangwal – Co-founder and owner of Indigo Airlines [24] Tarang Jain - billionaire businessman, the CEO and owner of Varroc, an Indian two- and four-wheeler ...
S P Jain School of Global Management (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Jain universities and colleges" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The Jain population in India according to 2011 census is 0.54% i.e. 4,451,753 (Males 2,278,097; Females 2,173,656) out of the total population of India 1,210,854,977 (males 623,270,258; females 587,584,719). [8] The tabular representation of Jain population in the major states of India as per 2011 Census data released by the government is:
Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara. The monastic practices of the two major sects vary greatly, but the major principles of both are identical.