Jainism
Indian religion
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Jainism
Summary
Jainism is a religion[1]. Jainism ranks in the top 4% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Jainism was influenced by samana[3].
- Jainism was influenced by Brahmanism[4].
- Jainism's instance of is recorded as religion[5].
- Jainism's founder is recorded as Mahavira[6].
- Jainism's founder is recorded as Parshvanatha[7].
- Jainism's founder is recorded as Ṛṣabhanātha[8].
- Arihant is named after Jainism[9].
- Jainism followed Hinduism[10].
- Jainism followed Historical Vedic religion[11].
- Jainism's flag is recorded as Jain flag[12].
- Jainism is a type of Indian religions[13].
- Jainism's Commons category is recorded as Jainism[14].
- 500 BC marks the founding of Jainism[15].
- Jainism's significant event is recorded as council of Valabhi[16].
- Jainism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jainism[17].
- Jainism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Jainism[18].
- Jainism's time of earliest written record is recorded as 300 BC[19].
- Jainism's facet of is recorded as Jain[20].
- Jainism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=jain[21].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[25].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Jain[26].
- Jainism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].
Body
Founding
Founders include Mahavira[6], Parshvanatha[7], and Ṛṣabhanātha[8]. 500 BC marks the founding of Jainism[15].
Identity
Predecessors include Hinduism[10] and Historical Vedic religion[11].
Why It Matters
Jainism ranks in the top 4% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,164 views/month).[2] Jainism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Jainism is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]