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The Jains through Time
Mahavir recognised women Arhants, then School was formally opened. Shri why should there not be female Acharyas Kundanmal Parekh of Delhi played a major and Upadhyayas? All these positions are role in bringing this about. Many children based on inner qualities and knowledge, not have received primary education at this on gender. Soul has no gender. In the Jain religion, the inner virtues are honoured, not the outer shell.
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At the ceremony where the title of Acharya was conferred on her, Sadhvishri Chandanaji said, “I accept this honour to honour all women." The title of Acharya has enhanced her capacity to expand the teachings of the Jinas in a more effective way, but it was her own inner fitness, her abstinence, self-control, fearlessness and independence that earned her the honour in the first place. Her life has been an inspiration to many. It is as if her energy, her life-force, has lit the lamp of religion, and its light is spreading in all directions. Such a personality knows no bounds.
school. The teaching of ethics and morals is a special feature of the curriculum; this has now spread to many other local schools and benefits even more children. Acharya Shri Chandanaji thinks that children are like clay to be shaped; if they are taught the values of non-violence, compassion, friendship and mutual co-operation right from the start, then their characters will be moulded in the right way. Sadhvi Shubhamji, along with other sadhvis, associates and helpers, goes to many schools to motivate children and show them the way.
Education The task of educating local children began with Veerayatan's inception in 1973. A few years later the Veerayatan Shiksha Niketan
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