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Jainism

Jain teachings on nonviolence, truthfulness, non-possession, karma, many-sided reasoning, asceticism and liberation.

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Mahavira

Religious leader · Traditionally dated to the 6th century BCE; exact chronology differs between traditions and scholars · Jain ethics, nonviolence, ascetic discipline, karma and liberation

Mahavira is regarded in Jainism as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara and the central teacher associated with the historical formation of the present Jain community.

Umasvati

Philosopher · Commonly placed in the early centuries CE; exact dates uncertain · Jain philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, karma and liberation

Umasvati, also called Umasvami, is the Jain philosopher associated with the Tattvartha Sutra, an influential systematic presentation of Jain doctrine.

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