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Jainism, (जैन धर्म) , is a religion and philosophy originating in the prehistory of South Asia. Now a minority in modern India with growing communities in the United States, Western Europe, Africa, the Far East and elsewhere, Jains have continued to sustain the ancient Shraman (श्रमण) or ascetic tradition.
Those women sadhus, or Sadhvis, part of the Shvetambars order, believe that women can attain liberation and that there are still untampered-with texts.
mardi 28 novembre 2006
Tired. On the road
On the way to Brindavan the Jain Sadvis and I at times had to rest. The one the left was a lot more tired, mainly because at the same time she had been fasting for a week..
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