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YOXYC ŞII LETI SXOXO (vi) Editing and publication of valuable jaina
literature (vii) Preservation and maintenance of jaina places
of worship (viii) Guidance and coaching for competitive
examinations of national and state leavel (ix) Guidance and coaching for cracking entrance
exams for medical, engineering, and other professional courses
Leadership training (xi) Match making and marriage counselling (xii) Setting up youth organizations for
channelling their energy in socially acceptable activities and leading to personal and social
wellbeing (xiii) General public welfare activities (xiv) Organizing special task force to brief
authorities about issues of jaina community
and animal welfare. (7) Involvement in activities leading to large scale destruction of natural resources and submission to the demands of consumerism are toatally against the Jaina ideals. These have become so rampant, that special and conscious efforts are required in order to save one's self from getting involved in their mire. Judicious acceptance of the vows of Ahimsa, Parigraha pariman (voluntary curtailment of material possessions) and upbhoga paribhoga pariman
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XXXC şiI4&I I XXX (self imposed restriction in use of various types of luzury items and even items of normal daily use) and adherence to these vows in the right spirit can go a long way in rescuing the individuals would provide an example of how life ought to be lived so that the harm to the environment is reduced to the minimum.
(8) Jainism has recognised 6 external modes of austerities and 6 internal modes. In the Jain community today, fasting which is one of the modes of austerity is overemphasised while the other modes of ausutirites are grssly ignored. Particulary the internal modes of austurities which are infact primary and vital for one's spiritual progress are by and large ignored. This skewed and imbalanced relationship between the external and internal modes of austerities should be set right.
(9) Particularly in urban settlements, the seniour citizen and handicapped individuals face a serious problem of commutation from their home to place of worship and vice versa. Dedicated teams of volunteers should be enrolled who can assist the seniors / handicapped in this matter.
(10) Religious education needs to be addressed in right earnest. Quite a few changes have been brought about by different organizations, educationists and teachers working in this field but most changes are methodological rather than fundamental. The current religious education results in indoctrination rather than enlightenment. The harm done by indoctrination and brain washing on the psyche of a
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