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wers, unfoldment of which, is considered to be the aim and object of mankind.
According to the Jain Sutras, an hour's status as a true Sadhu confers greater results than the life long pious acts of a House-holder.
3. According to Jain Sastras ( Vyavahar Sutra ) a person above the age of 8 can be initiated. Any and every boy above 8 is never initiated in our Community. It is only highly developed souls, who evince a keen desire for renouncing the world and are conversant with the general principles of Jainism and are otherwise considered to be fit, who are initiated after proper enquiry, and only when the parents and guardians have granted written permission for such initiation.
In our Community it is one of the fundamental rules prescribed by all the Acharyas or Heads of Sadhus that a person can be initiated only if the consent in writing of his guardian or head of the family or if there is none then that of the nearest relatives is obtained. Even a
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