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    List of massacre of jains by Hindus in all of history

    8 months ago 467

    Jain history does contain periods of conflict and suffering, but it is very difficult and often misleading to make a list like “massacres of Jains by Hindus”:

    1. Historical records are limited and mixed with legends

    - Many famous stories (for example, the “impalement of 8,000 Jains” at Madurai after debates with a Śaiva saint) are treated by modern scholars as sectarian legends, not solid history. There is no Jain record from that time describing such a massacre, and inscriptions of that period also do not mention it. - In many cases, what we have are stories written centuries later to glorify one sect over another.

    1. “Hindus” are not one single group

    - Conflicts in medieval India were usually between particular kings, sects, or local groups, not an entire religion against Jains. - At the same time, many Hindu kings and communities strongly supported Jainism, built Jain temples, and protected monks.

    1. Some real conflicts did occur

    There have been: - Local fights over temple control and land (for example, at some old tirths in Rajasthan and elsewhere). - Occasional riots or attacks on Jain communities in modern times, sometimes involving people who happened to be Hindus. But these are usually local, political, or economic conflicts, not a continuous religious campaign to kill Jains.

    1. From a Jain–dharma point of view

    - Jain teachings do not encourage keeping count of who killed whom; they ask us to see all violence as paap and to respond with kṣamā (forgiveness), maitrī (friendliness), and ahiṁsā (non‑violence). - Dwelling on lists of massacres can easily create dwesh (hatred) and strengthen divisive identities, which goes directly against Jain ethics and anekāntvād (seeing many sides).

    Because of all this:

    • There is no accurate, complete, and purely historical “list of massacres of Jains by Hindus” that can be given with honesty.
    • Most detailed “lists” you may find on the internet mix myth, exaggeration, and partial viewpoints, and they do not reflect the spirit of Jain dharma.

    A more dhārmik and historically sound approach is to study:

    • How Jains maintained ahiṁsā and sādhanā under difficult rulers,
    • How often Hindu, Jain, and other communities have also cooperated,
    • And how we today can reduce violence and misunderstanding rather than increase it.

    So, in line with Jain principles and with the limits of reliable history, I cannot honestly provide the kind of list you are asking for.

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