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The 53 pages that link to Jainism, each with the reason it gives.

• AsceticismRelated: Its rigorous vows make restraint central to the path toward liberation.

• AhimsaRelated: Ahimsa is a foundational vow in Jain ethics and shapes everyday conduct.

• VegetarianismRelated: Jain dietary practice makes avoiding harm to living beings especially systematic.

• Vegetarian cuisineRelated: Jain dietary practice has developed especially careful restrictions on harming living beings.

• MagadhaRelated: The region was central to Mahavira’s life and the formation of Jain communities.

• MahajanapadasRelated: Mahavira’s life and teaching unfolded in the same political world as the Mahajanapadas.

• SatyagrahaRelated: Jain teachings on ahimsa formed part of the ethical environment in which Gandhi developed satyagraha.

• JapaRelated: Jain practice includes forms of mantra repetition and devotional recitation.

• Ellora CavesRelated: Jain caves form Ellora’s later group and include richly carved devotional spaces.

• ĀjīvikaRelated: Ājīvikas shared a renunciant setting with Jains while rejecting their account of agency and karma.

• Western Ganga dynastyRelated: Jain communities received extensive support from Ganga rulers and elites.

• Chaulukya dynastyRelated: Jain communities and scholars received substantial patronage under Chaulukya rulers.

• Din-i IlahiRelated: Jain teachers at Akbar’s court influenced imperial discussions of nonviolence and animal slaughter.

• OshoRelated: Osho was raised in a Jain family and frequently interpreted Jain teachings in his talks.

• History of BiharRelated: The region was a major setting for Mahavira’s life and early Jain communities.

• History of Uttar PradeshRelated: The Ganges plain's ancient cities and traditions formed part of Jainism's early setting.

• Indian religionsRelated: Its rigorous commitment to nonviolence gives a distinctive shape to shared Indian concepts.