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Jainism

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Jainism is an Indian religion that traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras, with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva and the twenty-fourth tirthankara Mahavira. The three main pillars of Jainism are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (non-possessiveness), and Jain monks take five main vows, including non-violence, truth, chastity, and non-possessiveness. The religion has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras, and has between four and five million followers, known as Jains or Jainas, who reside mostly in India, Canada, Europe, and the United States.learn more on wikipedia

Jainism