Talk:Neminatha/Archive 1

"Physical Evidence"
This article claims that King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon actually visited India, built a temple in Dwaraka, and paid respects to Neminath. Do you have any sources to back up this claim? Hokie Tech (talk) 18:54, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

I am also looking for same reference or citation which shows link between Nebuchannezzar I and Girnar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.183.76.19 (talk) 11:08, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Uncited, and quite frankly clearly bogus. Deleting. Harsimaja (talk) 20:55, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

I have found the references to the discovery of the copper plate inscription found in Kathiawar bearing Nebuchadnezzar I's name. I also added a Disclaimer that these references although compelling can not be taken as definitive evidence. I am not sure about my wikipedia editing skills. My preemptive apologies if I have not quite done it the expected way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DionysusAristos (talk • contribs) 11:03, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. I've looked into it a bit more, and tried to find a better source, but I've decided to remove the claim. You can find out more about the sources Wikipedia uses at WP:Reliable . A newspaper can often be a valid source, but peer-reviewed scholarly sources are preferred for a specialist claim, and an WP:EXCEPTIONAL claim like this (Nebuchadnezzar's empire was thousands of kilometres away; he was known for his role in restoring Babylonian temple worship) requires multiple high quality sources. Also WP:Verifiability says that the citations for anything that's been challenged need to be inline - ie next to the claim.
 * As per WP:PROVEIT, if you find high quality sources for this (such as a scholarly article about that copper plate; which, frankly, ought to be around somewhere if it exists), by all means reinsert the claim.
 * Ian McDonald (talk) 21:11, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Copyright violation
This 2008 revision - the substantial basis for today's article:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neminatha&oldid=89989174

Is a copy and paste from this book:
 * http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GzyLjkqbVGQC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Neminatha+%22Ghora+Angirasa%22&source=bl&ots=VkUt7iflf8&sig=j2ph00iHU1pdO-qW_zHIkUDnYEg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CaRuU_DdEqWq0QXR6IG4AQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Neminatha%20%22Ghora%20Angirasa%22&f=false

The author has an IP address, but no login; and the book is actually credited as a source, so it's not deliberate. They probably thought they were being helpful.

I've tagged it as copyright violation, but not deleted the page. An extensive rewrite should solve the problem. I haven't logged it for investigation.

Ian McDonald (talk) 22:36, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually its the other way round. The book "Faith and Philosophy of Jainism" copies contents from wikipedia. Kalpaz Publications is same as Gyan Publishing House. See this RSN, this RSN, this userpage and this userpage. --Rahul (talk) 04:24, 11 May 2014‎ (UTC)


 * Thank you. Sorry for the false alarm. Ian McDonald (talk) 11:55, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Chandogya Upanishad
As it happens, I'm reading the only source for the claim that identifies Neminath with the Sage of the Chandogya Unpanishad - the Hanns-Peter Schmidt article on the origins of Ahimsa.

It doesn't say say that the sage Ghora was teaching Krishna. In trying to place Ghora in the development of the ideas behind Sramanism (Buddhism/Jainism), Schmidt doesn't think the evidence is at all clear, but does say that Ghora is unaware of doctrines like Karma which will later turn out to be core to Jainism.

So I've edited and tagged the other claims as or. Ian McDonald (talk) 13:46, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

cousin brother
This expression "cousin brother" does not mean anything to American English speakers. Can you clarify what exactly this means in a simpler form?Wjhonson (talk) 19:49, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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Will you respond?
When worked on a little, this article could make it to GA. But last time I reviewed your article Parshvanatha, you did not respond to my review at all. Perhaps you prefer a reviewer with Jain expertise for your articles on Jainism. If you do, you should indicate so by adding a note to the nomination on the GAN page, so people are aware of your preferences.-- Farang Rak Tham   (Talk) 20:33, 8 May 2018 (UTC)