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Jainism

One of India's oldest traditions, Jainism teaches radical non-violence (ahimsa) toward all living beings and the liberation of the soul (jiva) from karmic bondage through ascetic discipline and right knowledge. Its distinctive epistemology — anekantavada (many-sidedness) — holds that truth is always more complex than any single perspective can capture.

9th-6th century BCE|Indian Subcontinent|Mahavira (24th Tirthankara)

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