Jain Exhibition Part 01 350 Photos by code A to Z NewYork Temple

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Total Pages: 352
Language: English
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Jain Historical Timeline - 2
Indian Event Vedic Times
Jain Event
Time of the first 22 Jain Tirthankars (Jain religion propagators who have attained enlightenment) Adinath to Neminath
World Event Moses
Infinite time to 8th Century BC
Time of Parsvanath (23rd) and Mahavir Swami (24th)
Mahabharata Ramayana
Pythagorus, Confucius
8th to 3rd Century BC 3rd Century BC to 5th Century AD
King Asoka, great ruler of India
Jesus
Jainism evolves into several different sects, the main two sects being Shvetambara (those who are white clad) and Digambar (sky clad). Despite some difference in beliefs between these two groups, both still maintain the same fundamentals and vows of Jainism
Decimal System invented in India
Buddhism spreads in Asia
5th to 13th Century AD
Muhammad
Several distinguished Acharyas emerge in India and many modern Jain communities emerge within India Jainism gains great support from Indian Kings Jains contribute to Indian Literature
Muslim and Turkish invasions in India Buddhism declines in India
Islam spreads
13th to 1526 AD
Jain communities evolve
Sikhism emerges
1526 to 1818 AD
Several Jain sects emerge
Mughals rule India
1818 AD to Present Time
Shrimad Rajchandra and PujyaKanjiswami evolved as reformers. Virchand Raghavji represented Jainism at the first World Religion Conference in Chicago in 1893: Jainism spreads worldwide (U.S., UK, Europe, Japan & Africa) Sushil Kumarji and Chitrabhanuji preach Jainism in America
20th Century
Swami Vivekananda Tagore prominent in India; Mahatma Gandhi leads India to independence
Buddhism and the ISKCON spread to the Western World, World Wars I & II
At the time of Nirvana of Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavir, Shakendra Dev requested My Lord, please delay your Nirvana for the time being so that Bhasm Grah's effect goes away". Lord Mahavir
replied that nobody can extend life. After 2500 years, when Bhasm Grah's effect will go down, the
religion will flourish.