JainPedia
JAINpedia has a host of new features as it is now live and off beta status. An exciting development is a new mini-site called Learn Jainism. From lesson plans, 'How To' videos, games and puzzles a wealth of information has been developed to help teach Jainism to the younger audiences.
To amplify the multi-media site, the new features on JAINpedia include an Interactive Timeline, and a site wide Image Gallery.
Interactive Timeline
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Scroll along the timeline using either the main pane or the thinner summary pane below.
An icon by itself indicates an event. An icon with a line indicates that the event took place over a period of time. Click on the icon, event line or caption to see more details.
Note that the timeline is not at a constant scale. When events are close in time, they are spread out across a more detailed scale for easier viewing.
Key to timeline
Event in Jain history
Event or period according to Jain tradition
Event or period in Indian history
Event or period in the Digambara sect
Event or period according to Digambara tradition
Event or period in world history
Event or period in the Śvetāmbara sect
Event or period according to Śvetāmbara tradition CE = Common Era
BCE = Before the Common Era
VS = Vikrama-saṃvat - the Vikrama era
Whats New in JAINpedia Manuscripts?
Selections from some scattered folios held at the British Library have received their descriptions, transliterations and English translations.
The Fragments of Jain Manuscripts can be found under the shelfmark of Or. 13950 but are really pages from four different manuscripts. Begin exploring the differences and similarities of these different folios using the magnification tool and the page descriptions.