BELTSVILLE, Md. (RNS) — The new temple, say Jain leaders, will dually serve the community's growing needs while also sharing what the Jain religion is all about with the larger DC community.

A biennial convention featuring the largest gathering of the Jain religious community outside of India will bring more than 5,000 attendees to Schaumburg over Independence Day weekend for the event’s ...

In May, the Department of Religion received $1 million to establish a program to further research of Jainism. The gift comes from a group of Jain donors throughout Illinois and the United States who ...

From the age of Mahavira to the modern world, Jainism remains one of India’s most enduring philosophical traditions, shaping ethics, politics, art, trade, and ideas of non-violence across centuries.

London’s Wellcome Collection is returning over 2,000 historical Jain manuscripts to the religious community after concluding ...