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affiliates of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. She is interested in studying Jainism, as she would eventually like to do an in-depth comparative study of Jainism and Vaišņavism as a possible dissertation topic.
3. Sarah Hadmack, Manoa, Hawaii
She is a second year Graduate Student in Religious Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA. Her special focus is in Jainism: asceticism, diasporic communities, temple
worship, relationship to ecology, lay communities, promotion of education of Jainism in America, especially in college of religious studies and comparative religion departments. 4. Christopher Handy, Honolulu, Hawaii
He is currently working towards an M.A. degree in Religion at the University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. His focus is on religious practices in India; ascetic practices and mysticism.
His career goal is to teach Jainism among world religions at the University level.
5. Tim Helton, Claremont, California
He is doing Master of Arts in Theological Studies with emphasis on Philosophy of Religion from University of Claremont School of Theology. He has interest in Jainism. He is of opinion that
ahiṁsā at the core of Jainism carries with it a radical respect for the autonomy of others. Jainism is relatively unfamiliar to those in the West; it could also be for many, an object of study But focusing on Jainism as another religion” with non-violence as its centre, an instructor might lead students to consider a non-absolutist approach and to practice that approach on another religions.
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