Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who 'makes a ford' i.e. shows the way. Other religions call such a person ...

Karanthai, a remote village in Tiruvannamalai district, on Sunday celebrated the attainment of absolute knowledge by Kunthunath, the 17th Tirthankara of Jainism. Karanthai, a remote village in ...

Mahavir Jayanti is a significant festival in Jainism. The Jain community, which is present around the world, especially in India, is preparing to celebrate this important occasion. This festival marks ...

This year Mahavir Jayanti is being celebrated on April 14. Mahavir Jayanti, the most important festival of Jains, is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir. Pic: Pixabay ...

The fascinating life of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism is a tale to remember. Each year Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated marking the birth of this revered figure of the Jain ...

Idol wing police have launched a hunt for a stone idol of Lord Mahavira alias Vardhamana that went missing from Virinchi Puram near Vellore. Police said the stone idol belonged to the period before ...

HUBBALLI: A 11th-century statue of Jain Tirthankara Shri Parshwanath has been unearthed from a temple at Hukkeri taluk in Belagavi district. The statue was found when foundation work was in progress ...

TIRUCHY: A damaged sculpture lying in neglect at a field at Dharmanathapuram in the district is actually that of a Jain Tirthankara from the later Chola period i.e. 11-12 AD, a history enthusiast in ...

A stone sculpture of a Jain Tirthankara has been found by history enthusiasts at an agricultural field at Dharmanathapuram near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district. The heavily eroded stone sculpture was ...

Jains gathered at Navjivan Society in Mumbai Central on Tuesday to protest against the destruction of idols of Jain Tirthankaras near the Kalika Mata temple in the UNESCO-listed Champaner-Pavagadh ...

An article looking at the revelation of Jainism throughout the ages. Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who ...