Jain Lesson I

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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Lesson 15 OUR RELIGION
a. We are Jains. b. Jainism is our religion. C. Lord Mahāvira was the last Tirthankar, Jina, who taught
the Jain religion. d. He did not have any emotions like Anger, Greed, Ego,
and Deceit (AGED). e. We follow his sermons. f. We do not hurt any living beings. g. We always tell the truth. h. We do not take anything without permission. i. We control our desires. j. We possess only as much as we need. k. We help others. 1. We listen to and respect other people's point of view. m. We are vegetarians; therefore, we do not eat meat,
seafood, poultry, and eggs. n. We say the Namokār Mantra in the morning and in the
evening. o. We worship Lord Mahāvir. p. We will try to be like him.
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