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• n  sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
• n  religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being

• Jainism

News & Articles

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• US-born Jains make ascetic faith fit modern life
  BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) — The ancient Indian religion of Jainism, a close cousin of Buddhism, has often been a hard sell in the U.S. with a strict adherence to nonviolence that forbids eating meat, encourages days of fasting and places value on even the smallest of insects.        
  Aug. 18, 2013 - Boston.com
• Young, American-born Jains adapt ancient and ascetic Indian faith to modern US society
  The ancient Indian religion of Jainism is based on such strong nonviolent beliefs that its most devout followers are vegetarians who brush insects from their path.
  Aug. 18, 2013 - Fox News

Quotes

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• Vivek Oberoi in Sify
  Hats off to Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Inter-Faith organisation for bringing together leaders from Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism,Vivek posted.
• Hermann Jacobi in Khabrein.info
  Dr. Hermann Jacobi believes that "Jainism goes back to a very early period, and to primitive currents of religious and metaphysical speculation, which gave rise to the oldest Indian philosophies. They (the Jains) seem to have worked out their system...
• William Dalrymple in NPR
  In both Buddhism and Jainism, a lack of attachment means detachment,Dalrymple says. "And to be truly detached, you can't love. You can't form close friendships. And she realized that she had not followed ...... the dictates of her faith...