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• Let Mahāvīra's message of understanding each other be our beacon light. Education is the most effective means of preventing intolerance. The first step in 'tolerance education' should be to teach people what their shared rights and freedoms are, so that they may be respected, and to promote the will to protect those of others. Education for tolerance should be considered as an urgent imperative. It is necessary to promote systematic and rational tolerance, teaching methods to address the cultural, social, economic, political and religious sources of intolerance. Education policies and programmes 'should contribute to the development of understanding, solidarity and tolerance among individuals as well as among ethnic, social, cultural, religious and linguistic groups.
Ācārya Mahāprajña a Jain Ācārya was on his Ahimsā March for the last five years and spreaded the message of universal brotherhood. Let us resolutely work for the universal friendliness of humanity and let this motivation transcend the national boundaries. Ācārya Mahāprajña also introduced Jivan Vijñān, for the holistic development of personality. He emphasized on spiritual values to be integrated into the curriculum and not separated as an optional subject. They form core components of personal development and help in transformation of the students to a broader base of science and develops an understanding to handle the human relationships from the heart rather than the mind, that is presently needed. 5.18 Human Solidarity and Anekānta
Tīrthankar Mahavira, 2600 years back claimed that ekkā manussa Jāī i.e. 'Human race is one'. He never discriminated any human on the basis of his birth, colour, profession, religion, country, etc. He established the novel notion of oneness of Humanity on the basis of one's action. The criteria for a
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