Talk:List of Jains

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maybe add tiku talsania a bollywood actor i think he is jain

I doubt if Chandragupta Maurya is a Jain. I read elsewhere in wikipedia that he was a Shudra. The fact that a particular emperor gives patronage to a particular religion does not put him into that religion. I have read that ancient Emperors/kings gave patronage to multiple religions :) Khalil Sawant 19:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC) I also have doubts about Deepak Chougle. Chougle sounds a Marathi Surname Khalil Sawant 19:21, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe Chandragupta converted to Jainism near the end of his life, moved South with Acharya Bhadrabahu, and died through Sallekhana.--Qmwne235 23:40, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

As it stands, this is not an encyclopedia article, and it could be subject to deletion or merging if it is not fixed. Lists cannot consist just of a list of people, but have to have some kind of context. --Coredesat talk! 01:11, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

The name of this article suggests a list of every single living Jain. it is simply famous ones ... plus its not very interesting and I think it may violate WP:ENC. I may suggest it for deletion after I have finished my homework. Jake95_(talk!) 15:28, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

No, it doesn't suggest a list of all Jains. Do you think List of Harvard University people is trying to suggest a list of all graduates of Harvard? "Not interesting" is subjective and an invalid reason to want something deleted. I agree that it should have some kind of context, but that can be fixed. There are plenty of lists that nevertheless do not have context and are not encyclopedia articles, but still exist without even a thought of deletion. After all, it does not exactly violate anything as to what Wikipedia is not. List of Anglicans and Episcopalians gives an example of a list that has all the characteristics you criticized: little context beyond the obvious, a list of members of a religious group, and not an encyclopedia article. I realize that the former has more context and is better formatted, but those can be fixed. I understand your concerns; please post something on my talk page if you want to debate this. --Qmwne235 23:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)