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________________ FOOD FOR FITNESS Science has established what Jainism has advocated all along - we are what we eat, and to stay healthy, you have to follow healthy eating habits TEXT ARUNA RATHOD he menus of most vegetarian restaurants have the ubiquitous statement 'we also serve Jain food', but why haven't we heard of a speciality Jain restaurant? That's because, besides being strict vegetarians, the Jains also have other restrictions when it comes to food. And the reason Jainism advocates strict vegetarianism is because the very first principle laid down by Bhagwan Mahavir is ahimsa, which means non-injury to living beings. Many religious and spiritual practices that originated over 2000 years ago, continue till date. It is no coincidence that science and medicine have now deemed these practices conducive to good health. Dr. Ramanlal Shah, retired Head of the Gujarati Department of St. Xavier's College, explains, "Even though the basic principles of Jainism are framed from the religious and spiritual point of view, you can find scientific reasons for them. When we VARDHAMAN 54 Jain Education International Fore s t www b rary.org
SR No.006948
Book TitleVardhaman Book on Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJayshree Menon
PublisherBennete Coleman & Co Ltd
Publication Year
Total Pages120
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size21 MB
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