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'''Jainism''' is an [[Atheistic]] [[religion]], which some consider a branch of [[Hinduism]], which stresses extreme non-violence towards all life. Jainism is a [[Dharmic religion]]. Jainism was founded by [[Mahavira]], who taught self-denial and non-violence toward all forms of life. Jainism's strict rules caused it to lose popularity, but today it has over 4 million adherents worldwide. Jainism rejects the authority of the Vedas, sacred scriptures of Hinduism.
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'''Jainism''' is a [[religion]], which teaches there is no God, [[Atheism]], and which some consider a branch of [[Hinduism]], which stresses extreme non-violence towards all life. Jainism is a [[Dharmic religion]]. Jainism was founded by [[Mahavira]], who taught self-denial and non-violence toward all forms of life. Jainism's strict rules caused it to lose popularity, but today it has over 4 million adherents worldwide. Jainism rejects the authority of the Vedas, sacred scriptures of Hinduism.
    
==Jainism and the Mauryan Empire==
 
==Jainism and the Mauryan Empire==
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