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		Jain History ^Votes:0 An Outline of Jain History --> J ainism is one of the oldest religions. A detailed discussion of Jain history would be very long. It covers many different periods of history. I have divided the time-scale into seven periods so that we can correlate the events within the Jain history, and can also relate the history of Jainism with other events in India and outside of India. You will note that several famous philosophers were contemporary of Lord Mahavira, and that 13-15th century was the age of reform in India as well as in Europe. I t should be recognized that as we go back in time, it becomes harder and harder to date events exactly. The dates I have given below, have been taken from several different sources. W e must distinguish between tradition and history. Tradition is the info- rma Read More Go to Site


		Jain Center of Northern California ^Votes:0 Jain Center of Northern California Dear visitor Read More Go to Site

		JAIN DATA BASE ^Votes:0 JAIN DATA BASE JAIN DATA BASE, updated July 1, 1997. NOTE: ALL FILES ARE IN MICROSOFT WORD (.DOC) FORMAT.If you do not haveMicrosoft Word or an appropriate viewer, you may download one of the following viewers/plug-ins: Microsoft Word Viewer Quick View Plus (Inso Corporation) KEYView PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: AHIMSA ARTICLES BOOKS JAIN EDUCATION QUOTES RITUALS STORIES FOR YOUTH WORLD RELIGIONS YOUTH ESSAYS NOTE: ALL FILES ARE IN MICROSOFT WORD (.DOC) FORMAT If you do not have Microsoft Word or an appropriate viewer, you may download one of the following viewers/plug-ins: Microsoft Word Viewer Quick View Plus (Inso Corporation) KEYView Thank you for accessing the JAIN DATA BASE. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Please send them to Mahesh Varia: varia@sunsite.unc.edu Read More Go to Site

		JAINISM ^Votes:0 About this site About us Our beliefs Your first visit? Contact us External links Good books Visitor essays Our forum New essays Other site features Buy a CD Vital notes World religions BUDDHISM CHRISTIANITY Who is a Christian? Shared beliefs Handle change Bible topics Bible inerrancy Bible harmony Interpret Bible Persons Beliefs, creeds Da Vinci code Revelation, 666 Denominations HINDUISM ISLAM JUDAISM WICCA / WITCHCRAFT Other religions Cults and NRMs Comparing religions Non-theistic... Atheism Agnosticism Humanism Other About all religions Important topics Basic information Gods & Goddesses Handle change Doubt/security Quotes Movies Confusing terms Glossary World's end One true religion? Seasonal topics Science v. Religion More info. Spiritual/ethics Spirituality Morality/ethics Absolute Read More Go to Site

		Jainism Simplified ^Votes:0 [Home] [About] [Links] [Search] Jainism Simplified CONCEPT DESCRIPTION Navkar Mantra The most fundamental Jain prayer. Nav Tattvas Jainism's fundamental concepts. Jiva The concept of the soul. Gati State of existence of life. Ajiva Nonliving. Kalchakra Jain time cycle. Punya and Pap Good and bad consequences. Karma Theory of karma. Kashaya Passions. Ghati Karmas Destructive karmas. Aghati Karmas Non-destructive karmas. Leshya States of mind. Bhavnas Reflections or meditations. Asrav Inflow of karma. Samvar Blocking of the inflow of karma. Nirjara Shedding of karma. Charitra Conduct. Pratikraman Jain rituals. Instincts Antiquity of Jainism Yakshas and Yakshinies Lesser Jain deities. These were taken from e-mails sent by Premchand B. Gada to the Jain E-mail List. They are not formatted as HT Read More Go to Site

		Young Jains of America ^Votes:0 The Flash Player 8 and a browser with Javascript support are needed. Meet The Board YJA is led by a team of dedicated and passionate youth. Learn more about them here . --> Meet The Board YJA is led by a team of dedicated and passionate youth. Learn more about them here . Paryushan 2007 Click here for more information about paryushan and the 2007 paryushan blog! Photos Have photos from a YJA event? Send them to evolution@yja.org Bloggers Jain Diaries, our YJA Blog, needs writers! More info here. © Copyright 2006 Young Jains of America. Email: evolution@yja.org \| Txt: 1+ (302) 559-8082 \| Phone: 1+ (302) 559-8082 download dvd Message of Support, Folks! Young Jains of America is in the business of creating spaces for youth, through the timeless teachings of Jain Dharma, to be the change they Read More Go to Site

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