Near the 2,200-year-old Pale Jain caves, the Abhay Prabhavana Museum is redefining heritage with immersive technology, ...
Cerritos College in Norwalk — where the majority of students are Latino and the first in their families to attend college — is a stone’s throw from Southern California’s famed “Little India,” a ...
Why do Ganesha, Buddha and Tirthankar look the way they do now? A show at the British Museum traces the origin stories of ...
Mohini Jain: “I am hopeful the impact of the chair at UC Davis will be a broadening of minds and a renewed focus on dialogue and peace.” (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Gift will establish the ...
Jain philosophy is focused on attaining Nirvana, freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Karma is the basis for being in bondage. Removing all karmas leads to moksha as well as complete ...
Jainism happens to be one of the oldest religions in the world. The history talks about 24 teachers and the later revivers of the belief known as Tirthankars. Rishabha is believed to be the first one ...
This page discusses Jain beliefs regarding women and equality. Jainism is a religion of religious equality, devoted to recognising the rights of all living creatures, so not surprisingly it accepts ...
Why do millions of practitioners of the Jain religion strive to avoid harming even microscopic creatures? Credit...Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times Supported by By George Yancy Mr. Yancy is a ...
Jainism is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of ...
This page looks at Mahavira, who is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form. Mahavira is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form; although this is true only in the ...