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My Beloved Wife: Best Friend, Devoted Mother, and Temptress
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Practicing as a Jain ascetic this month, I took certain vows. The five most important being: Ahimsa (Non-injury) Always tell the truth Do not steal Celibacy Non-possession So far I’ve done pretty well. I even took on the practice of one small meal a day. With non-injury it means that I must avoid killing or…
The Jain Monastic Life: Liberation or Bust.
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Depending on your source, there are between 4 and 10 million Jains in the world, making it one of the smallest of the world’s religions. Out of those numbers, only a small fraction become Sadhus or Sadhvis (monks and nuns, respectively). I’m beginning to understand why. Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara and founder of modern Jain…
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