Across thousands of years, Jainism has stood apart for its gentle values. This ancient Indian faith teaches peace, restraint, and a unique respect for all living beings. In today’s plural […] ...

Not far away, in Buena Park, the temple at the Jain Center of Southern California draws legions of followers of Jainism, a little-known, millenniums-old Indian religious and philosophical tradition.

Haveri: Prof Devarakonda Reddy, a renowned historian, explained that Jains were split into two groups, with one in North ...

The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

He is currently translating “Jain Darshan,” a text on the philosophy of Jainism. In 2019, he appeared in the TV series “The Story of God” with the actor Morgan Freeman. George Yancy ...

Pune: A museum on the banks of the Indrayani River in Pune is giving a contemporary rendering of ancient Indian stories through the lens of Jainism. The Abhay Prabhavana Museum shows how the ...

Let’s understand what makes this day so sacred for Jains. In Jainism, Akshaya Tritiya is remembered as the day when Lord Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara, broke his long fast after a full year.

The Jain diet includes a variety of legumes and pulses (Credit: Rawf8/Alamy) While many in the West are partaking in Veganuary this month, few know about the 2,500-year-old faith that eschews ...

The festival is considered to be the most important one for Jains and marks the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, the last Tirthankara, which means saviour and spiritual teacher, in Jainism.

Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...