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184 Harmless Souls
beyond a certain level of attainment. The reaction to the Terāpantha also highlights the readily perceived threat posed to Jaina social identity by such 'isolationism'. In Bhikhanji's case, it is the ethical norm of the lay community which is threatened; in Kundakunda's, internalisation also jeopardises ascetic practice, and thereby the entire structure of Jaina religious and social identity.
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