Book Title: Ahimsa Crisis You Decide
Author(s): Sulekh C Jain
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ I don't want to lie or cheat I don't want to take advantage of others I want to be honest and truthful I want to be Jain... I don't want to insist that I am correct There are more than one right answers to a question If I don't insist I am right, there will be not fights I want to be a Jain... Bhagwaan Mahavir Let me walk on your path The path that took you to liberation Let it take me there too Let me spread love, peace and joy Oh how I want to be Jain...oh how I want to be Jain!!! -Rutvi Shah, - age 10 - San Diego, USA JAINISM: A LIVING TRADITION Jainism, an ancient religion originating from India- along with Hinduism and Buddhism- is an integral part of India. The Jain tradition, which enthroned the philosophy of ecological harmony and non-violence as its lodestar, flourished for centuries side-by-side with other schools of thought in ancient India. It formed a vital part of the mainstream of ancient Indian life, contributing greatly to its philosophical, artistic and political heritage. During certain periods of Indian history, many ruling elites as well as large sections of the population were Jains. Although the eight to ten million Jains estimated to live in modern India, constituting a tiny fraction of its population, the message and motifs of the Jain perspective, its unconditional reverence for life in all forms, and its commitment to the progress of human civilization and to the preservation of the natural environment, continue to have a profound and An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide 55

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