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Rishabhdeo — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Rikhabdeo | type = city | latd = 24.10| longd = 73.40 state name = Rajasthan district = Udaipur leader title = leader name = altitude = population as of = 2001 population total = 8023| population density … Wikipedia
Ganesha in world religions — India had an impact on many countries of West and South Asia as a result of commercial and cultural contacts. Ganesha is one of many Hindu deities who reached foreign lands as a result. [Nagar, p. 175.] The worship of Ganesha by Hindus outside of … Wikipedia
Bhaktamara Stotra — is the most famous of the Jain sanskrit prayers. It was composed by Acharya Manatunga.It starts with the word Bhaktamar , hence its name:भक्तामर प्रणत मौलिमणि प्रभाणा मुद्योतकं दलित पाप तमोवितानम् सम्यक् प्रणम्य जिन पादयुगं युगादावालंबनं भवजले… … Wikipedia
Paryushana — Two of the most important festivals for the Jains are Paryushana and Diwali. Diwali is celebrated to commemorate the nirvana of Lord Mahavira on the amavasya of the Kartika month. Origin of ParyushanIts origin is related to the staying of the… … Wikipedia
Jainism in Rajasthan — Rajasthan, a state in western India, has had a close historical connection with Jainism.Swetambar and Digambar divisions represent divergent traditions of Jainism.South Western Rajasthan (Mewad, Godwad etc) has been the main center of the… … Wikipedia
Zira, India — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Zira | type = city | latd = | longd = state name = Punjab district = Firozpur leader title = leader name = |naresh katariabest student = GAGANDEEP RAHEJA (BHOLU)population as of = 2001 population total =… … Wikipedia
Bhabra — (or Bhabhra) is an ancient merchant community from Punjab whose population mainly follows Jainism [Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879 84 By J. A. L. Montgomery, p. 35] , [Census of India, 1901 By India Census… … Wikipedia
Sthulabhadra — (297 198 BCE) was a disciple of Acharya Bhadrabahu [Arya Sthulabhadra By Vijaya Nityānanda Sūri, Cidānanda Vijaya] . The Swetambar tradition of Jainism trace their lineage through Sthulabhadra [The Lives of the Jain Elders By Hemacandra,… … Wikipedia
