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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humanoid" data-source="post: 8097093" data-attributes="member: 301119"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Jain_hand.svg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Jain_hand.svg/216px-Jain_hand.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Jain" and "Jainas" redirect here. For other uses, see <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jain_(disambiguation)" target="_blank">Jain (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jaina" target="_blank">Jaina</a>.Jainism<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/File:JainismSymbol.PNG" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/JainismSymbol.PNG/90px-JainismSymbol.PNG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>This article is part of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Category:Jainism" target="_blank">a series</a> on Jainism Prayers and Vows<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Namokar_Mantra" target="_blank">Navakar Mantra</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ahimsa" target="_blank">Ahimsa</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Brahmacharya" target="_blank">Brahmacharya</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Satya" target="_blank">Satya</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Nirvana" target="_blank">Nirvana</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Asteya" target="_blank">Asteya</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Aparigraha" target="_blank">Aparigraha</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Anekantavada" target="_blank">Anekantavada</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Parasparopagraho_Jivanam" target="_blank">Parasparopagraho Jīvānām</a>Key concepts<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kevala_Jnana" target="_blank">Kevala Jñāna</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jain_cosmology" target="_blank">Cosmology</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Samsara_(Jainism)" target="_blank">Samsara</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Karma_in_Jainism" target="_blank">Karma</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Dharma_(Jainism)" target="_blank">Dharma</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Moksa_(Jainism)" target="_blank">Moksha</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Gunasthana" target="_blank">Gunasthana</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tattva_(Jainism)" target="_blank">Navatattva</a>Major figures<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tirthankar" target="_blank">The 24 Tirthankaras</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Rishabha_(Jain_tirthankar)" target="_blank">Rishabha</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Mahavira" target="_blank">Mahavira</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Acharya" target="_blank">Acharya</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ganadhar" target="_blank">Ganadhar</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Siddhasen_Divakar" target="_blank">Siddhasen Divakar</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Haribhadra" target="_blank">Haribhadra</a>Jainism by region<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Indian_Jainism" target="_blank">India</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jainism_in_the_West" target="_blank">Western</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jainism_in_America" target="_blank">America</a>Sects<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Svetambara" target="_blank">Svetambara</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Digambara" target="_blank">Digambara</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Svetambar_Terapanth" target="_blank">Svetambar Terapanth</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sthanakvasi" target="_blank">Sthanakvasi</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Bispanth" target="_blank">Bisapantha</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Murtipujaka" target="_blank">Murtipujaka</a>Texts<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kalpasutra_(Jain)" target="_blank">Kalpasutra</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/%C4%80gama_(Jainism)" target="_blank">Agama</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tattvartha_Sutra" target="_blank">Tattvartha Sutra</a> · Sanmatti PrakaranOther<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Jainism" target="_blank">Timeline</a> · <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/List_of_Jainist_topics" target="_blank">Topics list</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Portal:Jainism" target="_blank">Jainism Portal</a> <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Template:Jainism" target="_blank">v</a> • <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Template_talk:Jainism" target="_blank">d</a> • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Jainism&action=edit" target="_blank">e</a> Jainism (pronounced <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" target="_blank">/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/</a>) is an ancient religion of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a> that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Moksha" target="_blank">liberation</a>. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state of supreme being is called <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Jina" target="_blank">Jina</a> (Conqueror or Victor).Jainism is also referred to as Shraman (self-reliant) Dharma or the religion of Nirgantha (who does not have attachments and aversions) by ancient texts. Jainism is commonly referred to as Jain <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Dharma" target="_blank">Dharma</a> in <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> and Samanam in <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tamil_language" target="_blank">Tamil</a>.Jainism, which its followers consider to have always existed,<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-Glasenapp_1999._P.15-0" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-Dundas.2C_Paul_2002._P.12-1" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[3]</a> is believed by historians to have arisen between the ninth and the sixth centuries <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/BCE" target="_blank">BCE</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[5]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-7" target="_blank">[8]</a> Some have speculated that the religion may have its roots in much earlier times, reflecting native spirituality from before the <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Indo-Aryan_migration" target="_blank">Indo-Aryan migration into India</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[9]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[10]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[11]</a> In the modern world, it is a small but influential religious minority with as many as 4.2 million followers in <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>,<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-11" target="_blank">[12]</a> and successful growing immigrant communities in <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/North_America" target="_blank">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Western_Europe" target="_blank">Western Europe</a>, the <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Far_East" target="_blank">Far East</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> and elsewhere.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-12" target="_blank">[13]</a>Jains successfully sustained this ancient religion to this era and have significantly influenced and contributed to <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ethical" target="_blank">ethical</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Political" target="_blank">political</a> and economic spheres in India. Jains have an ancient tradition of scholarship and have the highest degree of literacy in India;<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[14]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-14" target="_blank">[15]</a> Jain libraries are the oldest in the country.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[16]</a> <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tamil_Jains" target="_blank">Tamil Jains</a> and Kannada Jains who are native to their regions, residing in <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" target="_blank">Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Karnataka" target="_blank">Karnataka</a> respectively early since 1st century BCE[<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>], are distinguishable in some of their routines and practices from North Indian Jains, but the core philosophies and belief systems are the same for both cultures</blockquote>

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