Facts and Figures about Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Diksha

Author(s): Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha

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( 11 ) idle loafers. On the other hand they are never considered as a burden on the society as they beg their daily food from the houses of several laymen. Such is their regard for others that when an ordinary beggar is at the door of layman, our Sadhus would not enter that house, as that may divert the attention of the donor from the street-beggar to the Sadhu and the beggar may have to go away disheartened and disappointed,
8. The Sadhus of our sect are not to remain at any place for more than one month and it is only during the rainy season that they are to stay for four months at a place. They go about from place to place, as directed by the Acharyya and their sole object is to preach the true principles of Jainism to the laymen and exhort them to follow the right path. Their peaceful and persuasive propaganda work has been the cause of converting to this sect about 2 lacs of people. Every rainy season a list is prepared of the places where different Sadhus are, to remain for