Directory of Jainism Resources

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Jainism is one of world's oldest religions. Revitalized by Mahavira / Mahaveer 2500 years ago, Non violence or Ahimsa, Meditation and Yoga are inherent to Jain beliefs and teachings. Its goal is to attain Moksha or Nirvana.

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Resources in This Category

• Essence of Jainism

  http://www.atmadharma.com/
  Reference library of original Jain literature translated into modern languages.

• Jain Association

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jainassociation/
  A global jain organisation.

• Jain Festivals

  http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/calendar.html
  Listing of each festival, with links to other calendars.

• Jain History

  http://jainhistory.tripod.com/
  Articles on the history of Jainism with a discussion group for those interested in related subjects.

• Jain Matrimonial

  http://www.jain4jain.com/
  A free site for the Jains in India and abroad. Provides free wedding planner, and wedding calaculator.

• Jain Samaj

  http://jainsamaj.org/
  Information on the temples, saints, matrimonial services, celebrities, associations, organisations and Jain literature. Members and business directory.

• Jain Shala

  http://www.thepeace.org/
  A gateway to gain knowledge about Jainism.

• Jain Temples in the U.S.

  http://www.adherents.com/largecom/templjain_statesUS.html
  Each U.S. state is listed, along with the Jain temples in the state (if any).

• Jainfriends

  http://jainfriends.faithweb.com/
  includes philosophy and information on the Jain community.

• Jainism

  http://rightfaith.tripod.com/
  Gives information about the religion and its history.

• Jainism Links

  http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainhlinks.html
  Huge collection of categorized links.

• Jainism Potpourri

  http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/jain/index.htm
  Topics on Jainism at Kamat's Potpourri; includes Jain arts, architecture, monuments, and a brief introduction to Jainism.

• Jainism Simplified

  http://www.umich.edu/~umjains/jainismsimplified/jainsimp.html
  Jain concepts explained in a easy to read question-answer format.

• Jainworld

  http://www.jainworld.com/
  Combines the aspirations of Jains around the globe and is being positioned to link various aspects of their lives, cutting across all barriers.

• Jinvani

  http://www.jinvani.com/
  Philosophy, pilgrimage, books, history, and links.

• Sacred-Texts: Jainism

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/index.htm
  English translations of the Akaranga Sutra and Kalpa Sutra, primary texts of Jainism.

• Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra - Koba

  http://kobatirth.org/
  Pilgrim place of Lord Mahavir and largest Jain Library having manuscripts and books on Indology, Jainlogy.

• Terapanthonline

  http://www.terapanthonline.com/index.php
  Information about Jainism, Terapanth, Anuvrat, Prekshan Dhyan, Tirthankaras, Jeevan Vigyan, Science of Living, Jain Vishwa Bharti, and Terapanth Acharyas.

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