Outside Hinduism Jainism thumb|upright=1.15|Gaja Lakshmi at Shravanabelagola Temple, Karnataka. Lakshmi is also an important deity in Jainism and found in Jain temples. Some Jain temples also depict Sri Lakshmi as a goddess of artha ('wealth') and kama ('pleasure'). For example, she is exhibited with Vishnu in Parshvanatha Jain Temple at the Khajuraho Monuments of Madhya Pradesh, where she is shown pressed against Vishnu's chest, while Vishnu cups a breast in his palm. The presence of Vishnu-Lakshmi iconography in a Jain temple built near the Hindu temples of Khajuraho, suggests the sharing and acceptance of Lakshmi across a spectrum of Indian religions.Dehejia, Vidya. 2009. The Body Adorned: Sacred and Profane in Indian Art. Columbia University Press. . p. 151. This commonality is reflected in the praise of Lakshmi found in the Jain text Kalpa Sūtra.Jacobi, Hermann. The Golden Book of Jainism, edited by Max Muller, and Mahendra Kulasrestha. . p. 213.
outsIDe hinduism jaINisM tHuMb|uprighT=1.15|Gaja laKshmi At shraVanaBELagOLA TEmple, karnaTAka. lakShmI is aLso an impOrtaNt deIty In JaInIsm and FounD in JaiN temPlES. somE jain teMpLes also dePict sri Lakshmi AS A gODdeSs of artha ('wEalth') AnD KaMa ('pleasure'). for Example, sHE Is eXhibIted with vIshnu iN parshvanathA jain tEMpLe At the KhAjuRahO monumentS of maDHya pradesh, wHere SHE Is sHowN PresSeD agAinsT vishnu'S ChESt, WHIle vIsHnu cups a brEasT IN hiS palM. tHe preSence oF vIShNu-LaKShmi icOnOGraphy In A jAin tEmple built near The hinDu temPLES OF kHajuraHo, suGGEsTs the shaRing aNd AccEptancE of laksHmi aCROss A spectrum of indian ReliGIoNs.dehejia, viDYa. 2009. The body adoRNEd: saCreD aNd profaNe IN indIAn aRT. cOlumbIA UniverSitY press. . p. 151. this comMoNaLity Is rEflecteD in thE PraisE of lAKsHmI Found in tHe jain text kAlpa SŪtrA.JaCobi, HermAnn. thE goLdeN Book oF jaiNIsm, editeD bY max mulLer, aND maHEndRa kuLaSRestha. . p. 213.