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Jains are not a part of the Vedic Religion ( Hinduism ).
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For example, Jains often do not go out at night, when they are more likely to step upon an insect.
Some Jains abstain from farming because it inevitably entails unintentional killing or injuring of many small animals, such as worms and insects, but agriculture is not forbidden in general and there are Jain farmers.
Though, theoretically, all life forms are said to deserve full protection from all kinds of injury, Jains admit that this ideal cannot be completely implemented in practice.
Although the Digambara followers of Jainism are celibate monks, most Jains belong to the Shvetambara sect, which allows spouses and children.
Jains hold that the universe and its natural laws are eternal, and have always existed in time, however, the world constantly undergoes cyclical changes as per governing universal laws.
Jains are very welcoming and friendly toward other faiths and often help with interfaith functions.
Several non-Jain temples in India are administered by Jains.
Jains believe we are currently in the fifth Ara of the Avasarpini phase.
Jains are vegetarians.
For this reason Jains are encouraged to keep their tradition, and at the same time respect other practices so as to complete the Jain view.
Jains are encouraged to reflect on these thoughts with the following four virtues or value systems clearly in force.
Jains are strictly forbidden to use any leather or silk products since they are derived by killing of animals.
Jains are prohibited from consuming root vegetables such as potatoes, garlic, onions, carrots, radishes, cassava, sweet potatoes, turnips, etc., as the plant needed to be killed in the process of accessing these prior to their end of life cycle.
are also not consumed by some Jains owing to the large number of seeds in the vegetable, as a seed is a form of life.
Jains are also not supposed to consume food left overnight because of contamination by microbes.
Jains are clear that the Jinas reside in moksha ( Siddha-loka, the permanent abode of the siddhas ) and are completely detached from the world.
Jains have built temples where idols of tirthankaras are revered.
Some revering statues while other Jains are aniconic.
Most Jains are lacto-vegetarians but more devout Jains do not eat root vegetables because this would involve the killing of plants.
Some Jains do not consume plant parts that grow underground such as roots and bulbs, because tiny animals may be killed when the plants are pulled up.
Anekantavada and Syadvada are the sophisticated dialectic traditions developed by the Jains to arrive at truth.
Jains and part
The BJP has also invited Muslims to be a part of this new society and work with the Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs for a better India.
In addition to the major communities the Buddhists, the Jains, the Sikhs, and the Jews also form part of the cosmopolitan population.
He strongly condemned the Indian constitution's Article 25 declaring minorities such as Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists as part of Hinduism.
Jains believe that exactly twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras are born in each half-cycle of time in this part of the universe.
Among the communities that played a great part in the history of the times, the Jains seem to have been very prominent.
Jains and Vedic
In the times of Mahavira and in the following centuries, Jains were at odds with both Buddhists and followers of the Vedic religion or Hindus, whom they accused of negligence and inconsistency in the implementation of ahimsa.
Jains and Religion
Religion, economy, and society among the Jains, Oxford 1995 ISBN 0-19-828031-9
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Hindus, Jains and Sikhs observe several holidays, one of the largest being Diwali ( Festival of Light ).
Apart from all these, Jains also follow strict diets on " teethees "-eleven days ( six days in Shukla Paksha-New Moon Fortnight and five days in Krishna Paksha-Full Moon Fortnight ).
According to Jains, one's highest goal should be moksha ( i. e., liberation from samsara, the cycle of birth and rebirth ).
Having kept his animosity with the Jain monks, he asks to be made King for 4 months during Chaturmas ( a holy time for the Jains ).
According to Jains, one's highest goal should be attaining Nirvana or Moksha ( i. e., liberation from samsara, the cycle of birth and rebirth ).
Tamil Jains or Camaṇar (, from Jain Prakrit samaṇa " wandering renunciate ") are a Tamil people from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu who practice Digambara Jainism (, ).
The total number of Tamil Jains as per 2011 Indian census is 83, 359, which forms 0. 12 % of the total population of Tamil Nadu ( 72, 138, 958 ).
According to Jains, the Tirthankaras based their teachings and philosophy after knowing the realities on this universe ( like dravya and tattva ).
According to Jains, Siddhas have eight specific characteristics or qualities ( 8 guñas ).
Jains are also only allowed to eat during daylight hours, when their vision is not restricted, so that they avoid eating insects or other small creatures that could possibly be in their food ( Regenstein 1991, p. 230 ).
Basically lay Jains must distinguish between what forms of violence are necessary and unnecessary, but do not have to abstain entirely ( Vallely 2002, p. 5 ).
It is also worn by Jains and Buddhists ( even in China ).
In addition to the Hindus, Hansi had Muslims and a few Jains ( that inhabited Hansi during this Mughal rule ).
And so, quite possibly, is the Mahavira Nirvana calendar of the Jains ( with a zero point in 527 BCE ).
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