California
Donors are pushing to elevate Jain studies and principles at colleges as calls grow to diversify Euro-centric narratives in education.
May 2, 2021
World & Nation
Markus Mossner, a 24-year-old West German, has taken a vow not to squash any insects under foot or to swat mosquitoes biting him if he can help it.
Aug. 2, 1987
The chants could be heard from the sidewalk.
Sept. 4, 1988
Culture: In central Ohio, 2,000 families are immigrants from the subcontinent. They work hard to teach their children conservative Hindu and Jain values.
Aug. 20, 2000
Travel & Experiences
Sept. 8, 1988
Sept. 1, 1988
India is the birthplace of four established religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.
Nov. 21, 1990
Just inside the entrance to the Jain Center in Buena Park, a spider edges down a silky strand of web on a cubbyhole where visitors place their shoes.
July 23, 1996
At least 36 people were hospitalized Thursday when the second floor of a packed Houston-area apartment collapsed onto a crowd of people during a religious gathering, officials said.
June 26, 2014
Diana Eck’s office at Harvard University attempts to bring perspective to the changing religious makeup of America.
Nov. 6, 1993