Jainism FOUNDED: c. 550 B.C.E. RELIGI ON AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.1 percent Overview Jain doctrine states that the religion has been periodically renewed by enlightened people, or Jinas, since a beginningless time, but scholars date...

JAINISM. Jainism is a South Asian religious tradition which takes its name from those (Sanskrit, Jaina; English, "Jain") who follow the teachings and example of authoritative teachers called Jina (conqueror). These teachers are also...

a religion of India that teaches a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through a disciplined mode of life founded upon the tradition of ahimsa, nonviolence to all living creatures. Beginning in the 7th–5th century &BCE;, Jainism evolved...

Jainism, like Hinduism and Buddhism, is one of India's ancient, indigenous religions. The word "Jain" derives from the Sanskrit word ji meaning to conquer. The founder of Jainism was Vardhamana (c. 599–527 BCE), later known...

Religion of India established in the 6th century &BCE;. It was founded by Vardhamana, who was called Mahavira, as a reaction against the Vedic religion, which required animal sacrifices. Jainism's core belief is ahimsa, or noninjury to all living...

a religious tradition made important by Vardhamāna, a contemporary of the Buddha, who adopted the title Jina (victor) on attaining spiritual accomplishment. He is regarded as the twenty-fourth and last (‘ford-maker’, i.e. one who...

A member of one of the many religions of India. So called after the first of its Tirthankaras, ‘ford-makers’, called Mahāvīra, the Jaina or Jina, Conqueror, a title also applied to the Buddha. The twenty-fourth in the line,...

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