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Jain University. Jain University, officially JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), is a private deemed university in Bengaluru, India. Originating from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College of Engineering (SBMJCE), it was conferred the deemed-to-be-university status in 2009. [2] In August 2019, Jain University opened its off campus in Kochi, Kerala.
Other than rejecting or accepting different ancient Jain texts, Digambaras and Śvetāmbara differ in other significant ways such as: Śvetāmbaras trace their practices and dress code to the teachings of Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara, which they believe taught only Four restraints (a claim, scholars say are confirmed by the ancient Buddhist texts that discuss Jain monastic life).
The Jain Center of America was the first Jain center in the United States. It opened in New York City in 1982. [16] Since then, over 100 Jain centers and temples have opened in America. [17] Most Jain centers are complexes that include a main temple housing Digambara and Śvētāmbara images, libraries, meeting rooms, guest rooms, and so forth.
SP Jain School of Global Management is part of the SP Jain Group, named after the late Shreyans Prasad Jain (1908–1992), an industrialist, philanthropist, and parliamentarian. [citation needed] Nitish Jain launched SP Jain School of Global Management in Dubai in 2004 and expanded to additional campuses in Singapore in 2006 and Sydney in 2012.
Sri Swetambar Stanakwasi Jain Educational Society (Regd.) was founded in the year 1937. Sri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women is a unit of Sri S. S. Jain Educational Society. The college was granted permission by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu by its G.O on 16 September 2004 and affiliation by the University of Madras on 18 May 2005.
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle-Indo Aryan) language.
A. M. Jain College. Coordinates: 12.985006°N 80.179644°E. A.M. Jain College, situated in Meenambakkam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, was established in 1952. The institution provides courses in the arts, sciences and information technology along with visual communication courses. [1] The college's campus is located opposite the Meenambakkam ...
Pilgrimages. Other. Religion portal. v. t. e. Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara (in the present time-cycle). The last two tirthankara, the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha (c. 9th–8th century BCE) and the 24th tirthankara ...