As old as existence of human beings.
it is practiced everwhere where the jain's lived
Hinduism believes in a Supreme Creator, whereas Jainism does not.
no digging is not prohibited as most of the lords idol are discovered while digging
yes you have to be pure vegetarian and condemn the things made up of the animal's skin
* Buddhism * Confucianism * Hinduism * Islam * Janism * Judaism * Paganism * Sikhism * Shintoism * Taoism * Zoroastrianism
Lets see... Buddhism, Janism, Seikism, Confuciousism, Taoism, Maoism, Shinto... Lots of religions.
It's not. Judaism is the first Abrahamic religion, while Hinduism, Buddhism, & Jainism are Dharmic religions.
The leader or founder of Jainism was Adinatha. Traditionally, Jainism is known as Jaina dharma. It is a religion that emphasizes equality between all forms of life and spiritual independence.
The goal of Jainism is to attain moksha (enlightenment). This is done by observing the five 'Great Vows': non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-materialism.
jainism is one of the moat purest religion it main belief is in non violence one of the tirththankara mahavir swami has said "jeo or jene do " . it belief in simplicity and pureness of life
The religion derives its name from the jinas ("conquerors"), a title given to twenty-four great teachers (tirthankaras or "ford-makers"), through whom their faith was revealed.Mahavira, the last of the tirthankaras, is considered the founder of Jainism.