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including salt. This is the Jain concept of Vriti Sankshep (control of the senses) that specifies that only a fixed number of items could be consumed in a meal.
The Jain philosophy not only prescribes a religion but is also the art of living. The lifestyle is moulded by developing knowledge (of self), faith and conduct. Non-violence, truth, nonpossessiveness, forgiveness, anekant, celibacy, fearlessness and vegetarianism are the core values for this development, and these are reflected in all spheres of Gandhiji's life. Jain philosophy played an integral role in shaping the character of one of the greatest personalities of the century, Mahatma Gandhi.
