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ETHICS: THE JAIN COMMUNITY
The Jainas of to-day do not follow all the rows “ without faults”; but, still, they profess the practice of the rows and live on the whole in view of them. I desire to conclude the chapter “Ethics” with the statement of two bare facts.
In criminal statistics the Jaina percentage of criminality is the lowest-remarkably lower than among the Hindus, Muhammadans, and Christians.
In conimercial matters the Jainas are a well-to-do and influential community Colonel Tod in his Rajasthān, and Lord Reay and Lord Curzon after him, hare estimated that half the mercantile wealth of India passes through the hands of the Jaina laity. Commercial prosperity implies shrewd business capacity and also steady, reliable character and credit.
The above shows that far from being an impracticable religion, Jainism is eminently fitted to give the State good subjects and the country successful business men.
