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The 24 Jinas left teachings and their personal examples to inspire their followers to grow spiritually. The parts of the fourfold community follow in their own ways. Lay men and lay women support the wandering monks and nuns, who vow to live like the Jinas. The growing popularity of Jain studies demonstrates the continuing appeal of this ancient faith.
Śreyāṃsa
The 11th Jina was born, initiated and became omniscient in Hirāmanpur in Sarnath
Muni Puṇya-vijaya
Known as 'Āgama Prabhākara' – 'Light of the Tradition' – for his outstanding scholarship
Mayṇāsundarī
Mayṇāsundarī is the paramount model of a Śvetāmbara Mūrti-pūjāk woman
Rājacandra
Mystical poet and reformer Rājacandra is considered a saint by his followers
Dharma
The most famous temple to the 15th Jina is, unusually, named for its sponsor
Marudevī
Mother of the first Jina, she is also worshipped in her own right
Hermann Jacobi
A pioneering scholar, he proved Jainism an independent religion
Malli
Śvetāmbaras hold the 19th Jina is female but Digambaras say all Jinas are male
Padmaprabha
The name of the sixth Jina means ‘bright as a red lotus’ in Sanskrit
Soḷ satī
The virtuous soḷ satī or 16 satīs are role models for Jain women
Puṣpadanta or Suvidhi
The ninth Jina is known as both Puṣpadanta and Suvidhi
Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the Jain tradition
Eminent 18th-century British Indologist and polymath
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