Symbols in Jainism, Meaning of Jainism Symbols - Jainism happens to be one of the oldest religions in the world. The history talks about 24 teachers and the later revivers of the belief known as ...

In December, I gifted myself the 2023 Interfaith Calendar from the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago. It marks holy days of many religions, information I often need for ...

Sheetal Deo and her husband, Sanmeet Deo, hold a Hindu swastika symbol in their home in Syosset, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2022. Hindus, Buddhists and Native Americans are trying to rehabilitate the swastika ...

The equilateral cross with legs bent at right angles – that looks like swirling arms or a pattern of L shapes – has been a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism for centuries.

A Hindu swastika symbol is displayed at the home of Sheetal and Sanmeet Deo on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Syosset, N.Y. Hindus, Buddhists and Native Americans are trying to rehabilitate the ...

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.

Mahavir Swami, also known as Vardhamana, was the 24th and final Tirthankara (spiritual teacher) of Jainism. A prominent symbol associated with Mahavira Swami is the lion, which is often depicted ...

The swastika symbol dates back 15,000 years, and to many represents good fortune and luck. But Hitler's Nazis turned it into a sign of hate and evil.

The swastika has existed for 5,000 years in Asia as a symbol of good fortune. It's a very common religious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Asian faiths try to save sacred swastika, a symbol of peace corrupted by Hitler As Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism grow in North America, so too have calls to reclaim an emblem that for millennia ...