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Outside India, little is known of Jainism, one of the oldest religions in the world; a gentle faith whose ancient precepts have always nurtured an ecological way of life, and which numbers today nearly ten million adherents. At the root of Jainism's compassionate philosophy is the practice of ahimsa, meaning non-violence, an approach to the world that greatly influenced Mahatma Gandhi. Today, with the earth's environment and everyone of its species under constant siege, Jainism has more of a rol
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- Author
- Michael Tobias
- Publisher
- Asian Humanities Press (Division
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780895818997
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (39 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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