/ Religious studies Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/uc-davis-receives-15-million-advance-study-jainism <p>Mohini Jain, philanthropist, retired teacher and longtime resident of Davis, has made a $1.5 million gift to the University of California, Davis, to advance the study of Jainism, one of the world’s most revered and ancient philosophies.&nbsp;</p> <p>The gift will establish the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in the Department of Religious Studies as part of a larger effort to position ºÙºÙÊÓƵ as a leader in the study of Indian religions and the interdisciplinary field of South Asia studies broadly.</p> February 14, 2017 - 2:52pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-receives-15-million-advance-study-jainism