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80Deutsche Bank Has Good, Bad and Ugly with It
Deutsche Bank has been accused by Unitech of cheating it through an interest rate swap. US government has accused Deutsche Bank of a fraud. But there are good things also about Deutsche Bank.
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88How to Become a Jain?
Many people are asking me about the process of adopting Jainism as a religion. I receive a lot of emails from every corner of the world regarding this issue. In this article, I am giving my views on converting to Jainism. This article will help them who want to become lay follower of Jainism.
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73Articles and Essays on Jainism
This is a list of my important and popular articles on Jainism on Hubpages and elsewhere. This list will help students and scholars of Jainism to find my articles. For convenience, I am giving synopsis of each article with the link.
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72Thousand Pillar Temple, Moodabidri – A must visit place in South Karnataka, India
The Thousand Pillars Temple, Moodabidri, Karnataka, India was constructed in 1430 A.D and is one of the most famous and holy shrine of Jain Religion and it embodies great architecture with reference to Africa, China, and Arab along with the lifestyle and history of Jain theerthankara and Great Vijaranagara Kingdom of 15th century.
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75Photo Feature: Jain Caves of Udaygiri and Khandagiri
Udaygiri-Khandagiri is a group of caves which is very important in the view of archeology, religion and ancient history of India. The caves were carved for Jain monks in the reign of the famous Kaling Emperor Kharvel, who was a great patron of Jainism and a devote Jain. The caves were exclusively carved for the wandering Jain monks who occasionally resided here. This was a great place of meditation for Jain monks. The caves were carved in 2nd Century B.C.E.
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73The Causes of Origin of Buddhism and Jainism
Buddhism and Jainsim are two religions which evolved during the post Vedic Age. There were many reasons why the birth of these religions became imminent during a phase where friction between different sections of the society took center stage. The article lists the major factors and the influencing elements that led to the rise of religions like Buddhism, Jainism and the like.
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80Reasons why Jainism can not win against Vedics
There area lot of good things Jainism can offer which are very useful for individuals and communities for spiritual and material progress; but in spite of this Jainism has become a religion of a micro-minority community. This is the most ignored Indian religion by people of India.
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83Matang Community: Matangs in Jain Literature and History
Matangs are ancient people of India. Although they are concentrated in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka today, in ancient India they were spread everywhere. They existed in Indus valley Civilization, In Ganges Valley, in far eastern regions of India as well as in the southern parts of India. But not only this, they were spread in South Eastern Countries like Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia etc. They existed in Myanmar (Burma) also.
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71Exploring Rajasthan in India
Rajasthan is one of the most visited areas of India and it well deserves its reputation. The Golden Triangle circuit tour indcludes Delhi, Agra [Taj Mahal] and jaipur, but that barely touches Rajasthan. You need several weeks to visit Mt. Abu, Jaisalmer, Pushkar, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Ranakpur, and you'll still only have started. These are excerpts from my journal for our 2009 trip to India. We had been to Rajsathan several times before, so for this trip we made a base near Kumbhalgarh Fort
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80Miniature Paintings in Jain Manuscripts
The Jain miniature paintings are scattered in thousand of Jain manuscripts, which are preserved traditionally in Jain temples, Jain libraries and Jain Mutts. Further, there is a big collection of Jain manuscripts in British Library of London, with the help of Institute of Jainology. A catalogue of such manuscripts has been published.
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