#Jainism
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Anthropology
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-XIV)
These Sindhis are very devout. Despite being non-vegetarian, they have affection towards Saints. [Editor’s Note: This is Part 14 (Hyderabad)…
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History
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-XII)
We came to know that there’s a significant population of Jains in Hala and there’s a Mandir and an Upashray…
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History
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-XI)
New Chhor has a good population with bright people, a school is also there, and inhibited by about three to…
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History
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-IX)
Once we departed from Shivganj it was announced that we are travelling to Sindh. We can divide the journey of…
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Excerpts From Book
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-VII)
At the beginning of our travel to Sindh itself, people had already instilled the buzzing sounds of fear in our…
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History
A Jain Sadhu’s Pilgrimage to Sindh (Part-V)
One gentleman from Karachi came to Guruji for salutation. He stayed for a few days. After mutual acquaintance was developed,…
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Religion
The Sacred and the Profane
Not even religious teachings are immune to impermanence and change. The danger is when law is used to criminalize questioning…
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Anthropology
ECONOMIC LIFE OF JAINS IN MEDIEVAL TIMES (PART-IV)
The economic life of Jains in medieval times can be reconstructed from a host of indigenous and European language sources.…
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Blogs
Siddha Hemachandra – A Great Indian Sage of Jainism
For writing the encyclopedia, Hemachandra had collected the historic manuscripts and literature from the ancient Sharda University of Kashmir. By…
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History
In ancient Punjab, religion was fluid, not watertight
Buddhism was very popular in Punjab during the Mauryan and post-Mauryan period. [Eminent historian Romila Thapar’s speech at the History…
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