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Jainism in India
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Jainism is India's sixth-largest religion and is practiced throughout the whole country.
As per census there are about 4,200,000 Jains in the 1.028 billion population of India, but actually there may be around 80 lakh, majorly living in Rajasthan and Northern India, however, the influence of Jainism is far greater on Indian population that these numbers suggests. Jains are to be found in 34 out of 35 states and union territories with Lakshdweep being the only union territory without Jains. The state of Jharkhand, with a population of 16,301 Jains also contains the holy pilgrimage centre of Shikharji.
History[edit]
Main article: History of Jainism
Jain doctrine teaches that Jainism has always existed and will always exist,[2][3][4][5][6] Like most ancient Indian religions, Jainism has its roots from the Indus Valley Civilization, reflecting native spirituality prior to the Indo-Aryan migration into India.[7][8][9] Other scholars suggested the Shramana traditions were separate and contemporaneous with Indo-Aryan religious practices of the historical Vedic religion.[10]
On January 20, 2014, the Government of India awarded the minority status to the Jain community in India, as per Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act (NCM), 1992. This made the Jain community which makes for 7 million or 0.4 percent of the population as per 2001 census, the sixth community to be designated this status as a "national minority", after Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis. Though Jains already had minority status in 11 states of India including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, in 2005 a petition was filed with Supreme Court of India, by community representatives, which was also backed by the National Minorities Commission. In its judgement the court left the decision to the Central government.[11][12]
Jainism By State[edit]
Jainism as a religion exists throughout India. Jainism also varies from state to state, but the core values are the same.
- Jainism in Assam
- Jainism in Bengal
- Jainism in Bundelkhand
- Jainism in Delhi
- Jainism in Gujarat (Gujarati Jain)
- Jainism in Rajasthan (Marwari Jain)
- Jainism in Karnataka
- Jainism in Kerala
- Jainism in Maharashtra (Marathi Jain)
- Jainism in Mumbai
- Jainism in North Karnataka
- Jainism in Tamil Nadu (Tamil Jain)
- Jainism in Tulu Nadu (Jain Bunt)
- Jainism in Uttar Pradesh
Census of India, 2001[edit]
| State | Jain Population (approximate) | Jain Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1,301,900 | 1.32% |
| Rajasthan | 650,493 | 1.15% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 545,448 | 0.91% |
| Gujarat | 525,306 | 1.03% |
| Karnataka | 412,654 | 0.74% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 207,111 | 0.12% |
| Delhi | 155,122 | 1.12% |
| Religion | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Jain | 55.2 | 39.2 |
| Sikh | 53.3 | 20.2 |
| Hindu | 52.4 | 27.4 |
| Christian | 50.7 | 28.7 |
| Buddhist | 49.2 | 31.7 |
| Muslim | 47.5 | 14.1 |
| Religion | Literacy Rate |
|---|---|
| Jain | 94.1 |
| Christian | 80.3 |
| Buddhist | 72.7 |
| Sikh | 69.4 |
| Hindu | 65.1 |
| Muslim | 59.1 |
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