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There is a reference to Jains in the edicts of Ashoka where the duties of dhammamahatma (law-authorities) are dealt with. [73] The inscription reads: [73] Piyadasi, who is loved by the gods spoke thus: My supervisors of law are dealing with many connected with mercy, also with those which concern the ascetics and those which concern the ...
He was named Vardhamana, meaning "One who grows", because of the increased prosperity in the kingdom at the time of his birth. [5] In Vasokund, Mahavira is revered by the villagers. A place called Ahalya bhumi has not been ploughed for hundreds of years by the family that owns it, as it is considered to be the birthplace of Mahavira. [4]
One of the first Jain settlers, Champat Rai Jain, was in England during 1892–1897 to study law. He established the Rishabh Jain Lending Library in 1930. Later, he translated several Jain texts into English. [9] Leicester houses one of the world's few Jain temples outside of India. [10] There is an Institute of Jainology at Greenford, London. [11]
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 ...
The Director of Education, Delhi Administration, Delhi & Others (AIR 1976 Delhi 207), the Court referred to Heinrich Zimmer's Philosophies of India describing Jainism as "a heterodox Indian religion" and J. N. Farquhar's Modern Religious Movements in India describing Jainism as "a rival of Hinduism." 1981: First Jain convention in Los Angeles
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Founder Name Religious tradition founded Life of founder Akhenaten: Atenism: c. 1353 BC – 1336 BC [4]: Zoroaster: Zoroastrianism: c. 1000 BC [5]: Parshvanatha: The penultimate (23rd) Tirthankara in Jainism
Virchand Gandhi made a presentation of Jainism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, marking one of the earliest appearances of Jainism outside India. [4] The World Jain Congress was held in Leicester in 1988. [5] Jainism in Europe; Jainism in Canada; Jainism in the United States