Jainism is a religious movement of the Jains and follows the religious path of Vardhamana Mahavira a prophet also known as the Jina, or “Victor”. Jina lived in the same time as Buddha. After Mahavira the Jains had numerous rulers. One ruler of the Jainism was Candragupta Maurya who fasted to death on a small hill overlooking a village. The monks and nuns take the five “great vows” pledging to stay away from injuring life, false speech, taking what is not given, unchastity, and appropriation. Although there is a sixth vow not taking food and drink at night. Today the Jains are small but influential prosperous group of 2,604,837 people (1981 census).
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