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So far as diversity in time, place, levels and understanding of disciples is inevitable, variety in religious ideologies and practice is essential. The only way to remove the religious conflicts is to develop a tolerant outlook and to establish harmony among them.
Jaina saints also tried to maintain the harmony in different religious-faiths and to avoid religious conflicts. That is why Jainism can survive through the ages. The basic problems of the present society are mental tensions, poverty, violence. fundamentalism and the conflicts of ideologies and faiths. Jainism tries to solve these problems of mankind through three basic tenets of non-attachment (Aparigraha), non-violence (Ahimasa) and non-absolutism (Anekanta). If mankind collectively observes these three principles, peace and harmony can certainly be established in the world.
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