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    Give me example of marathi peoples converted to jain

    6 months ago 177

    In history and in the present, many Marathi‑speaking people have accepted Jain Dharma, but specific individual names of converts are usually not recorded publicly (both for privacy and because Jain texts focus on principles, not on modern conversion lists).

    So instead of personal names, it’s more accurate to speak in terms of communities:

    1. Marathi‑speaking Jain communities

    In Maharashtra, there are long‑standing Jain groups like: - Chaturtha Jains - Saitwal / Setavala Jains - Other regional Digambar Jain communities

    Historically, many of these came from local non‑Jain castes or Kshatriya / land‑owning groups who, over centuries, adopted Jain Dharma and became fully Jain communities. So at a community level, you can say large numbers of “Marathi people” gradually became Jains.

    1. Communities with non‑Jain origin stories

    Some Jain communities across India (for example Oswal Jains) have popular traditions that they were originally Kshatriya / Rajput groups who accepted Jainism and then remained Jain for many generations. You can read about such origins here:

    1. Recent times (modern conversions)

    Government records for Maharashtra show that every year some people officially change their religion to Jainism, but: - Only numbers, not names, are shared. - Jain organizations also do not usually publish “conversion lists,” because in Jain view what matters is right faith, right conduct, and ahimsa, not one’s old religion.

    1. Jain view on caste and birth

    Jain Dharma clearly teaches that soul has no caste or language. Anyone – Marathi, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Tamil, etc. – can: - Accept Right Faith (samyak darshan) - Live by non‑violence and vows - And be fully Jain, regardless of birth.

    For these reasons I cannot honestly give you a list of named “Marathi people who converted to Jainism,” but it is completely true that many Marathi‑speaking people and communities have become Jains over history and continue to do so even today.

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