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smile bloomed across her face and sparkled in her eyes. My anguish over
the stringent lifestyle of the Saman order of Jain sadhvis had apparently amused her. "But our physical survival depends on seeking." she reassured me in perfect English. She was referring to the fact that every day she and her colleagues were totally dependent on the charity of others for their daily sustenance. Every day they went with their bowls from home to home, happily accepting whatever people gave them. They never asked for more or accepted money ("It's just another piece of paper") for which they have had no use ever since they joined the order.
When writer/photographer Gustasp Irani encountered the Samanis, sadhvis from
the Saman order in Ladnun, he found himself
introspecting and
deciding that ...
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