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The Story of India
Through nonviolence or ahimsa, the soul can break free of this cycle and achieve kaivalya. Traditions and ideas central to Jainism can be traced to the 7th century BCE, but Mahavira, the last of ...
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Non-violence
Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa (doing no harm) common to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action. He used it to fight not only colonial ...
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World’s first vegetarian city: Sale, consumption of meat is banned, eating non-veg is crime, is located in…, it is in India
The complete meat ban in Palitana stems from the Jain philosophy of ahimsa (non-violence), which considers killing even the humblest of creatures, such as an insect, as the gravest of sins a ...
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World’s largest Jain museum: The newly opened Abhay Prabhavana museum and its unique architecture
The museum gives a tribute to the principles of Jainism, non-violence (Ahimsa), non-possessiveness (Aparigrah), and respect for all living beings. The museum features specially commissioned ...
This is ONLY city in world where non-vegetarian food is illegal
City Overview: The city of Palitana in the Indian state of Gujarat is the only city in the world where the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food are completely banned.