In December, I gifted myself the 2023 Interfaith Calendar from the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago. It marks holy days of many religions, information I often need for Facets of ...
No god created the universe. That's according to the nearly five million followers of India's Jainism who believe it's always been here. Jainism is a millenia-old religion focused on ending the cycle ...
(RNS) — On April 14, Jains will celebrate the birth anniversary of Vardhaman Mahavir, founder of what is today the smallest of India’s six major religious groups — after Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, ...
At the 20th biennial JAINA Con­vention in California over the Inde­pendence Day weekend, nearly 3,500 Jains, followers of an ancient Indian sect, were treated to highly sought-after speakers such as ...