This article provides an overview of the two major Jain sects: the Digambara sect and the Svetambara sect. Jains are divided into two major sects; the Digambara (meaning sky clad) sect and the ...

This articles takes a look at Jain temples, which can range from the immense and elaborate to the very plainest of worship rooms. There are some beautiful Jain temples in India, although the majority ...

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 ...

A group representing Digambara Jains has approached the Madhya Pradesh government seeking exemption for their monks to defecate in the open, which they say is the ascetics’ way of life. The nomadic ...

Mumbai: The Department of Posts released a stamp this week to commemorate the life and teachings of Jain saint, Acharya Shantisagara, who played a pivotal role in revitalising the Digambara Jain ...

Hassan: Padoor Sudarshan Indra, the president of the 5th South Indian Priests Conference, said Jainism is still alive not only because of the teachings of the Tirthankaras but also due to the lineage ...

With the State government refusing to spend any funds on researching further into the Jain inscriptions at Konakondla and develop the village into a tourist attraction, the Bharat Varsheeya Digambara ...

A Digambara Muni’s only clothing is the atmosphere itself, such is the degree of renunciation among the Jain monks. And yet, while the man on the street rarely ridicules excess, this form of ...

The British Library holds over a thousand Jain manuscripts, most of which were collected in the 19th Century, by Indologists and East India Company officials. In a recent blog, Pasquale Manzo, the ...

Jain monk Tarun Sagar passed away on Saturday at Delhi’s Radhapuri temple after a prolonged illness. The 51-year-old seer, who was suffering from jaundice and other ailments, breathed his last at ...