Jainism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...cults, and the authority of the Veda. Jaina tradition teaches that a succession of...as were several kings of Gujarat. The Jaina canon, however, is preserved in an ancient...as Rama and Krishna were drawn into the Jaina pantheon, and Hindu Brahmans began to...