Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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WARGANUSARI GIAN
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MARGANUSARI
GUN
ertain principles & codes of conduct &
rules are absolutely essential for social life & for co-existence. A society can never be strong & stable if it is divided by disorder, anarchy, & distortions. If the society is not strong & disciplined, the nation also becomes weak. The thirty five virtues of the Marganusari life illustrate the Jain system of life which is characterized by imagination & wisdom. Those virtues constitute the foundation of an individual's righteousness. Life can become disciplined, orderly & progressive in proportion to the extent to which this foundation is strong & sound.
(Virtues that guide us on the path of life)