Guide to Jainism, an ancient Indian religion of harmlessness and renunciation, including worship, beliefs, Jain living and history.

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 ...

In this session, Devdutt Pattanaik shares insights about Jainism, one of the dharmic religions, which is based on the principle of non-violence and a belief in reincarnation.

This article introduces the terms scientization and academization and applies them to Jainism. Scientization denotes processes by which proponents of a religion appeal to modern science, and I ...