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Jainism

Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/),[1] traditionally known as Jain Dharma,[2] is an ancient Indian religion.[3] Followers of Jainism are called

Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/),[1] traditionally known as Jain Dharma,[2] is an ancient Indian religion.[3] Followers of Jainism are called "Jains", a word derived from the Sanskrit word jina (victory) and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life's stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life.[4] Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four victorious saviours and teachers known as tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha, who is believed to have lived millions of years ago in Jain tradition, and twenty-fourth being the Mahāvīra around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology.

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