Jainism Is Known Nonviolence And Extremely Strict Religious Precepts

Jainism is known nonviolence and extremely strict religious precepts. The religion is an ancient Indian religion, which emphasizes the equality of all beings. According to bbc.co.uk, “Most Jains live in India, and according to the 2001 Census of India there are around 4.2 million living there. However, the Oxford Handbook of Global Religions, published in 2006, suggests that census figures may provide lower than the true number of followers.” The first wave of Jain immigrants from India to New York, USA occurred in the mid 1960s, and the Jain Center of America - New York (JCA) was the first Jain Center organized and registered in America in 1976. (Jain Center of America) From the fact that most Jains live in India, this temple is very important place for Jains in New York. The building is a four-story, and there are many posters on the walls, which preach the religious precepts. Visitors can find and understand what a kind of religion it is, and Jains can remind of the religious precepts they need practice by looking at those.

Based on this belief, they are strictly vegans. What difference between nonreligious vegans and Jains is whether they would kill any organisms by a specific action, which is to eat. There was a poster of “stop eating these.” The list is included left over. The reason is that “Left over food in your plate will deprive many and is breeding ground for many organisms.” As another example, Jains sweep the ground before they sit because they must avoid destruction of any life by their any action. From these examples, people can imagine how the precept is strict and keenly understand that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and