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Around the 4th century BCE, the Jain community split into two main sects based on their interpretation of asceticism and scripture: Feature Digambara (“Sky-clad”) Svetambara (“White-clad”) Monastic Clothing Monks do not wear clothes to signify total detachment. Monks and nuns wear simple white robes. Women Believe women must be reborn as men to achieve Moksha.Continue reading “Digambara and Svetambara”

Jain Population in India India is home to over 95% of the world’s Jains. According to the last official census (2011), the population was million. he Jain diaspora is small but highly affluent, primarily settled in English-speaking nations and East Africa. Majority of NW origin Jain population resides in the 4 cities – Mumbai, Ahmedabad,Continue reading “Number of Jains in the world”

Shantidas Jhaveri (1584–1659) was a legendary influential Indian jeweler, bullion trader, and moneylender who rose to become the wealthiest merchant in Ahmedabad during the 17th-century Mughal era. He is best known for his immense wealth, his role as the “Nagarsheth” (City Chief) of Ahmedabad, and his complex, high-stakes relationships with four successive Mughal emperors: Akbar,Continue reading “Shantidas Jhaveri”

The philosophy of Anekantavada (multiplicity of truth) – There is the objective truth, and then their is the subjective truth for the same objective truth and which varies from person to person as per the perception of that person. Hence, truth seen varies from person to person as per the perception of the individual. SubjectiveContinue reading “Anekantavada”

Understanding personality types : One can be of one body type and mentally other type. One can be stronger of 1 type mentally and also be mentally other type in minority.

Jains have neither oppressed and neither encouraged LGBT in history. Transgenders have been considered god’s people in India as a support mechanism and have never been oppressed but they don’t typically come from intelligent communities. They have just existed, have been accepted and they live in their community. Gays have not been supported in societyContinue reading “LGBT stand of Jains”

There are only around 3000 billionaires in the world, out of which around 300 are of Indian ethnicity, (some reside outside India so don’t get counted as Indian) and out of these, Jains (Gujarati – Marwari) have the highest concentration (out of the tiny 2 million population), and North West Indians (of regions influenced byContinue reading “Jains – The highest concentration of Billionaires in the world”