Description : A Jain devotee walkes 5KM through villages to get to the Jain temple. Jainism, an Indian religion, is one of the oldest religions still practiced today. The three main pillars of Jainism are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (asceticism). The religion has around five million followers, known as Jains, who reside mostly in India. Some of the largest Jain communities can be found in Canada, Europe, and the United States. India.