A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism
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 .png)
(‘ford-maker’, i.e. one who enables others to cross the stream of 
to the other shore of liberation).
The previous one, Pārśva, is a semihistorical personality of the seventh century B.C., the others are mythical. The teachings of Jainism overlap in some aspects with those of Buddhism, 
and Yoga and share some features with Hinduism, but reject the authority of the Vedas. Great importance is ascribed to .png)
, which substantially influenced Hinduism. Hindus tend to worship in some Jain temples and visit Jain places of pilgrimage and brahmins sometimes officiate in them.
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