Jainism

Author(s): Vallabh Smarak Nidhi
Publisher: Vallabh Smarak Nidhi

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alcohlo skab Jain Monks and Ho! There are thousands of Sadhus in the world but the Jain monks and nuns are well known for their austerity and severe vows. Thay have to practise the five great vows in their prefect and highest possible forms: Non-injury, Truthfullness, Nonstealing, Celibacy and Non-attachment to wordly objects. Their life is one of complete self help. They are not to be a burden on society in any way. They always travel on foot, wear the fewest possible clothes ( some even discard clothing altogether), have no house or property of their own and are expected to know many languages for the purpose of propagating the message of peace among the people of different nations. They take only simple, purely vegetarien diet, just sufficient to keep body and soul together, beg their food from different houses and have neither attachment nor enmity towards any living being. Prof. P. R. Jain M. A.