This year, Jains worldwide are celebrating the 2,550th year of the parinirvana of Mahaveer, their 24th tirthankara or teacher. Mahaveer’s Nirvana, marking his liberation from the cycle of life and ...

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Mount Kailash remains an unconquered Himalayan peak. This is more a product of its religious significance than the mountaineering challenge posed by its atypical pyramid shape. For Hinduism, Buddhism, ...

Gandhi during the 1930 Salt March. Source: Scanned by Yann (talk) / Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain The principle of ahimsa (non-injury or non-violence) runs through all Indian religions, including ...