Jainism

Jainism (pronounced jayn-izm), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is a dharmic religion with its origins in the prehistory of India, still practiced today by around 9 million people.

References

(Note: A sampling of references appears below. If counterevidence exists to any of the above, it is requested that it be appended to the end.)

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• Fisher -- Living Religions (5th Edition) (2003), p.130
• Bhaskar, Bhagchandra Jain, Jainism in Buddhist Literature. Alok Prakashan: Nagpur, 1972.
• Campbell, Joseph, Oriental Mythology, 1962.
• Nakamura, Hajime, Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable Texts. Kosei Publishing: Tokyo, 2000.
• Ramachandran, T.N., Harrappa and Jainism 1987.
• Subramaniyam, Ka Naa, Tiruvalluvar and his Tirukkural. Bharatiya Jnanpith: New Delhi 1987.
• Thomas, Edward, Jainism, or the Early Faith of Asoka. Asian Educational Services: New Delhi, 1995 (reprint of the original by Trubner: London, 1877).
• Jain Philosophy, Webb, Mark Owen