A contemporary of the Buddha, Mahavira (meaning "Great Hero") Vardhamana established the central tenets of the Jain religion in India during the 6th century BCE. Accounts of Mahavira's life differ ...

There's a lot more to Diwali than just launching fireworks, eating Indian sweets and lighting divas. Four religions celebrate ...

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths in ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of good over evil. It takes its name from the word deepavali, Sanskrit ...

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India and across the Indian ...

Jains observe Diwali as the day the Lord Mahavira, the last of the great teachers, attained nirvana, which is liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. — Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor ...

Houston begins its annual observances of Diwali to mark the start of the Hindu new year. The four-day celebration is ...

The Governor extended heartfelt congratulations to the Jain community and Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati for their continuous efforts to propagate Mahavira’s philosophy worldwide. Attendees at the ...

For Jains, it's about the moment Jainism founder Lord Mahavira reached a state of being known as Moksha, or eternal bliss.

Indians are celebrating the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps ...

Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have their own Diwali stories. Jains observe Diwali as the day the Lord Mahavira, the last of the great teachers, who attained nirvana -- the state of liberation from ...