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Core Principles

Ahimsa * Anekantavada * Syadvada * Aparigraha * Satya * Asteya * Brahmacharya * Karma theory (Jain) * Liberation (moksha)

Tattvas and Metaphysics

Jiva * Ajiva * Pudgala * Dharma and Adharma (media of motion/rest) * Akasha * Kala * Seven tattvas * Nine categories

Scriptures and Literature

Agamas * Svetambara canon * Digambara texts * Tattvartha Sutra * Kalpasutra * Commentarial traditions

Sects and Traditions

Digambara * Svetambara * Sthanakvasi * Terapanth * Murtipujaka * Major monastic lineages

Practices and Ethics

Five great vows (mahavratas) * Anuvratas * Fasting * Meditation * Temple worship * Pilgrimage (Shatrunjaya, Girnar, etc.) * Sallekhana

Tirthankaras and History

Twenty-four Tirthankaras * Rishabhanatha * Parshvanatha * Mahavira * Historical development * Jain communities