An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide

Jaipur: Prakrit Bharati Academy, 2016. AT6 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, some patches scuffed and scratched on the upper back, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and dents, light discoloration and shelf wear. Prakrit Bharati Pushpa - 356. 8.5"x5.75", 328 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Jain dharma traces its spiritual ideas and history through a succession of twenty-four leaders or tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha or also known as Adinath bhagwan of this era, whom the Jain tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha whom historians date to 8th or 7th century BCE, and the twenty-fourth tirthankara, Mah?v?ra around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology. The main religious premises of the Jain dharma are ahi?s? (non-violence), anek?ntav?da (many-sidedness), aparigraha (non-attachment) and asceticism (abstinence from sensual pleasures). Devout Jains take five main vows: ahi?s? (non-violence), satya (truth), asteya (not stealing), brahmacharya (sexual continence), and aparigraha (non-possessiveness). These principles have affected Jain culture in many ways, such as leading to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle. Parasparopagraho J?v?n?m (the function of souls is to help one another) is its motto and the ?am?k?ra mantra is its most common and basic prayer. Jain dharma is one of the world's oldest religions and has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and ?v?t?mbaras, with different views on ascetic practices, gender and which texts can be considered canonical; both have mendicants supported by laypersons (?r?vakas and ?r?vikas). The religion has between four and five million followers, mostly in India. Outside India, some of the largest communities are in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Jain Dharma is growing in Japan, where more than 5,000 ethnic Japanese families have converted to Jainism. Major festivals include Paryushana and Daslakshana, Ashtanika, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, and Dipawali. . Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.