US Joe Biden has greeted people of the Jain faith on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, becoming the first US President to do so. Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birth of Mahavira, the founder ...

Melbourne is poised to inaugurate Australia's first Jain temple, a testament to the dedication of its Jain community. Constructed with 1,500 tonnes of Makrana marble from Rajasthan, the $15-18 million ...

New Delhi : A row has erupted over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi's appeal to the Jain community to stop using 'picchis' (sacred broom) made of peacock feathers, claiming that their demand fuels ...

Mumbai: The Jain community in Mumbai strengthens their aim to protect their pilgrimage sites after multiple idols of Jain tirthankaras were vandalised in Gujarat’s Pavagadh. In different gatherings of ...

Guided by Param Pujya Naypadmasagarji Maharaj Saheb's vision to provide better and affordable healthcare facilities to the Jain population in India, Jain International Organization (JIO) has ...

Vadodara: Work began on the reinstallation of centuries-old Jain idols on Pavagadh Hill after the intervention of the state government on Monday. Members of the Jain community were peeved at the idols ...

Jainism is one of the world’s oldest living religions. Its principles and practices have left an outsized imprint on broader society, influencing the work of Mahatma Gandhi and, through him, Martin ...

Members of the Jain community gathered at the Jain Centre Leicester to mark the Paryushan festival Members of the Jain community came together to celebrate their most auspicious Paryushan festival at ...

In the Jain community, it is taken in high regard when an individual decides to become a monk. To do so, they must follow the teachings of Jain Gods and abandon even the most basic necessities of the ...

In 2010, FIU made history by launching the first Jain Studies Program in North America. Since then, the university has pioneered Jain studies as an academic field and established the largest Jain ...

Mumbai: The Jain community has urged the German authorities to hand over the four-year-old Ariha Shah to the community, if the authorities are not satisfied with handing the child to her parents. The ...