Jain

Jainism is one of the oldest living religions.  It pre-dates recorded history as per references indicated in Hindu religious scriptures.  In ancient times it was knows by several names: the Saman tradition, the religion of Nirgrantha or Jina, and finally Jainism.

 

For more information:

www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaya/jainlinks.html

www.jainworld.com

www.jainstudy.org

www.JAINA.org

 

Also: to learn more about Jains and other member faiths of the InterFaith Conference, please see our Teaching About Religion book.