Scroll along the timeline using either the main pane or the thinner summary pane below. Note that the timeline is not at a constant scale. When events are close in time, they are spread out across a more detailed scale for easier viewing.

Key to timeline

Event in Jain history
Event or period according to Jain tradition
Event or period in Indian history
Event or period in the Digambara sect
Event or period according to Digambara tradition
Event or period in world history
Event or period in the Śvetāmbara sect
Event or period according to Śvetāmbara tradition

CE = Common Era
BCE = Before the Common Era
VS = Vikrama-saṃvat – the Vikrama era