Jain Community

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:Ahimsa_(non-violence)
Anekantavada (non-absolutism)
Aparigraha (non-possessiveness)
gptkbp:diet Vegetarian
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Mahavira
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Dilwara_Temples
gptkb:Ranakpur_Jain_Temple
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:India
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 6th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jain Community
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Tamil
English
Kannada
Marathi
gptkbp:mainSects gptkb:Digambara
gptkb:Svetambara
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Hemachandra
gptkb:Kundakunda
gptkb:Umaswati
gptkb:Haribhadra
Promotion of non-violence
Establishment of educational institutions
Charity and philanthropy
Influence on Indian philosophy
Support for animal welfare
gptkbp:notableDiaspora gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Diwali
gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Girnar
gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Shikharji
gptkb:Shravanabelagola
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:All_India_Jain_Minority_Federation
gptkb:Federation_of_Jain_Associations_in_North_America_(JAINA)
gptkb:Jain_Center_of_America
gptkb:Jain_Samaj_Europe
gptkbp:population approximately 4-5 million
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Tattvartha_Sutra
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Swastika
gptkb:Hand_with_a_wheel_(Ahimsa_symbol)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tirthankaras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6