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2 days ago · Jainism is considered an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology. The three main pillars of Jainism are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (asceticism).
5 days ago · Shvetambara monks wear white clothes, whereas Digambara monks do not wear any clothes at all. Each of Jainism's major sects recognizes its own body of sacred scriptures, though many texts are shared by all. According to the history of the Jaina religion up to Mahavira, sects, and sub-sects did not exist at that time.
6 days ago · This is corroborated in the Kalpasutra, another cherished text in Jainism. However, other than the mention of Nalanda, Jaina texts do not provide further details, nor were they written down for nearly a millennium after Mahavira's death.
2 days ago · Pawapuri, is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district in Bihar. It is 38 kilometers from Rajgir and 101 kilometers from Patna, where all sins end for a devout Jain. Lord Mahavira, the final Tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at this place, and was cremated here around 500 B.C.
3 days ago · Jainism derives its philosophy from the teachings and lives of the twenty-four Tirthankaras, of whom Mahavira was the last. Acharyas Umaswati , Kundakunda , Haribhadra , Yaśovijaya Gaṇi and others further developed and reorganized Jain philosophy in its present form.
3 days ago · Nandi Sutra – A Jain Text. By Abhilash Rajendran. Authored by Sri Devavacaka, it deals with the fundamentals of Jainism, as contained in Agamas which are the original religious text dealing with the teachings of Tirthankaras (literally “builders of the Lord”), including Sri Mahavira and his immediate followers, called gandharas (literally ...
5 days ago · Jainism: Jainism gives women a central role in its ethical and spiritual patterns. For example, the fourfold community that is the foundation of Jain's daily life includes laywomen as well as laymen, nuns, and monks. Among Svetambara sects, we can also find female mendicants, other than males.
