At the 20th biennial JAINA Convention in California over the Independence Day weekend, nearly 3,500 Jains, followers of an ancient Indian sect, were treated to highly sought-after speakers such as ...
(RNS) — On April 14, Jains will celebrate the birth anniversary of Vardhaman Mahavir, founder of what is today the smallest of India’s six major religious groups — after Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, ...
NEW DELHI -- Dressed in a coarse white cotton sari, her hair shorn and a small square of white cloth covering her mouth, Sadika Sansiddhi looks nothing like other 17-year-olds. Two years ago, she left ...
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — At the 20th biennial JAINA Convention in Ontario, Calif., over the Independence Day weekend, nearly 3,500 Jains, followers of an ancient Indian sect, were treated to highly ...
Celebrated by the Jain community to observe peace and harmony and to spread the teachings of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the founder ...
Objections from a group of mostly Northern Nevada-based religious leaders have resulted in the removal of a religion-themed statue from The Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay. The faith leaders asked ...
An 8-year-old girl meant to inherit a $61 million business abandoned her fortune to become a nun. Devanshi Sanghvi was initiated to monkhood under the Jain faith in an extravagant ceremony. An ...
Jains say their religion had no beginning and it has no end. They say it has existed since existence itself began. But temporal existence has a milestone starting today for the Jain community in ...
Mumbai: In a resounding show of faith, unity, and devotion, more than 10,000 people filled the streets of Mumbai on Sunday for the historic Samuhik Rath Yatra organised by Shri Mumbai Jain Sangh ...
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