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

Graphic by Kishor B Shah