International Vegetarian Union (IVU)
Ancient India and The East
Mahavira
(599-527 BC)
The title of the Vardhamana. Indian ascetic and religious teacher, regarded as the founder of Jainism.
Collins English Dictionary
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Outlines of Jainism
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by Jagmanderlal Jaini M.A., Indore. Pub. Cambridge, 1916.
The Kalpa sutra, and Nava tatva: two works illustrative of the Jain religion and philosophy
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trans. & appendix by J. Stevenson, Bombay. Pub. London, 1818
Wikipedia on Mahavira
Jain vegetarianism from Wikipedia