Aside from the purely visual pleasures they provide, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s new Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian galleries constitute an invitation to learn about Hinduism and Buddhism, the ...

This page provides an overview of Jain beliefs about the soul. Jain ideas about the soul differ from those of many other religions. The Jain word that comes closest to soul is jiva, which means a ...

BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. _ Pointing to a few wild turkeys standing around in a majestic field and later pointing to a couple of small deer in another field, Vachaspat Sharma briefly describes the principles ...

There are several aspects that make Jainism unique. As a religion, it does not have many followers today. They are less than 0.5 per cent of the Indian population, but their tradition is 2,500 years ...

Why do millions of practitioners of the Jain religion strive to avoid harming even microscopic creatures? Credit...Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times Supported by By George Yancy Mr. Yancy is a ...

Jain is an Indian religious tradition centered on principles of nonviolence and self-control. A central principle of Jainism is "ahimsa," or nonharm. Jains are called to be vegetarians and work in ...