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 ...

A Division Bench of Justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan was hearing an appeal against a single judge’s order by ...

This page discusses Jain beliefs regarding women and equality. In the time of Mahavira, Jainism brought a more enlightened attitude to Indian religious culture. Jainism is a religion of religious ...

The 48-shloka hymn composed by Acharya Maan Tunga in praise of Adinatha Swami has become a globally popular stotra, ...

Coming to the rescue of Digambara Jain monks who are constantly bullied and made fun of by the people, the state government has decided to provide police security to them besides ensuring their safe ...

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 Bharatvarshiya Digambara Jain Thirtha Kshetra Committee president, R.K. Jain, has reiterated his offer that the committee was ready to bring about development of the surroundings of the Konakondla ...

The Jain community in Goa has expressed its deep sense of hurt and anguish over the statements made by PWD minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar and former PWD minister Churchill Alemao against a ...

The incident occurred in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. A Digambara Jain monk was harassed and threatened in Gopinathpur Dokra, under ...

Did the 24th Tirthankara Vardhamana Mahavira visit Machilipatnam Port? Did Jainism spread to Andhra Pradesh directly from North India or did it come from Karnataka as it is popularly believed? These ...