Mahavira

Religion

Vardhamana Mahavira systematizes Jainism around ahimsa (non-violence), truth, and non-attachment. Emerging alongside Buddhism in the same Indian Gangetic mil…

• ~500 BCE

  Jainism codified under Mahavira

  Vardhamana Mahavira systematizes Jainism around ahimsa (non-violence), truth, and non-attachment. Emerging alongside Buddhism in the same Indian Gangetic milieu, Jainism profoundly shapes Indian ethics, vegetarianism, and the philosophy of non-violence that later inspires Gandhi.