Seth Jagdu Shah of Kutch, a Jain merchant, was saved by Harsidhhi Mata, when his ships were sinking near the sea where her temple on the hill stood.

There is a debate that Ennayiram also refers to the caste name of Jain merchants.

This temple was built by a Jain merchant, Bhanda Shah.

Jagdu Shah / Jagdusha was a Jain merchant, who was original native of Mandavi, Kutch, Gujarat.

Jagdu Shah was son of a Jain merchant named Solsha, who later migrated from Mandavi to Bhadreshwar.

The 15th-century temple's rich carvings attest to the wealth of the Jain merchant who commissioned it.

Chandaria's father, an Indian Jain merchant from Saurashtra, Gujarat, moved to Kenya in 1915 to start a provisions shop along Biashara street in Nairobi.

Shravanabelagola in Hassan district developed from a place of religion in the 7th century to an important settlement by the 12th century when rich Jain merchants were established here.

Amongst Jain merchants, there is a tradition of inviting monks to their respective cities during Chaturmas to give religious instruction.

Then in 1315, a great famine struck Kutch, after which the town was renovated by Seth Jagdu Shah, the famous Jain merchant & philanthropist.