Introduction to Jainism

Author(s): A B Latthe
Publisher: Natha Rangaji

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Jainism.
irreligious. So, those who desire piety should be compassionate towords beings. Non-killing, Truth, Non-stealing, Celibacy-in these four, every duty has been included.” *
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About the non-eatables in Jainism, the Maha Bharat says:- " Pilgrimage, meditation and penance are in vain for those who use intoxicants, take their dinners at night and who eat roots of trees. Ӡ
The Bhagavat says with regard to the same subject:
Abandoning intoxicants, animal food and honey; giving up eating the five Udumbars ( fruits full of minute lives ); not eating at
* अहिंसालक्षणो धर्मो धर्मः प्राणिनां वधः ॥ तस्माद्धर्मार्थिभिर्ले|के कर्तव्या प्राणिनां दया १ अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं तथा मैथुनवर्जनम् ॥ चतुर्ष्वत्तेषुसूक्तेषु सर्वे धर्माः प्रकीर्तिताः २ + मद्यमांसाशन रात्रौ भोजनं कन्दभक्षणम् ॥ ये कुर्वन्ति वृथा तेषां तीर्थयात्रा जपस्तपः १