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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 6, 2020. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the ancient Indian religion Jainism (primary symbol pictured) holds that the universe was not created?
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Section sizes

Section size for Jainism (40 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	4,230	4,230
Beliefs and philosophy	619	11,800
Dravya (Ontological facts)	907	907
Tattva (Soteriological facts)	1,272	1,272
Pramana (Epistemological facts)	1,218	1,218
Soul and karma	1,386	1,386
Saṃsāra	1,647	1,647
Cosmology	1,970	1,970
God	1,887	1,887
Salvation, liberation	894	894
Main principles	20	12,571
Non-violence (ahimsa)	3,951	3,951
Many-sided reality (anekāntavāda)	3,823	3,823
Non-attachment (aparigraha)	1,047	1,047
Jain ethics and five vows	3,730	3,730
Practices	14	15,949
Asceticism and monasticism	3,229	3,229
Food and fasting	2,661	2,661
Meditation	1,912	1,912
Rituals and worship	4,548	4,548
Festivals	3,585	3,585
Traditions and sects	5,172	5,172
Scriptures and texts	4,286	4,286
Comparison with other religions	10,369	10,369
Art and architecture	3,868	19,454
Temples	7,474	7,474
Pilgrimages	1,845	1,845
Statues and sculptures	3,133	3,133
Symbols	3,134	3,134
History	1,172	17,797
Ancient	6,589	6,589
Medieval	4,601	4,601
Colonial era	5,435	5,435
Modern era	6,319	6,319
See also	181	181
Notes	24	24
References	15	38,546
Citations	34	34
Sources	38,497	38,497
External links	1,017	1,017
Total	147,715	147,715