Many historians believe that Jainism and other hermit schools were simply a reaction to Vedic ritualism. But for most Jains their religion has no origin: it has always been around.
In Bahubali Devdutt Pattanaik explores the stories symbols rituals and ideas associated with one of India's most ancient but lesser-known faiths and shows us why the tenets of Jainism are still very relevant to all of us even today.