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The Ideal conduct followed by Digambara Saints [ Nude Jaina Sky-clad Ascetics ]
'Dig' means directions & 'Ambara' means sky. For Digambara Saints, the sky is their clothing; they do not wear anything in cold, winter and scorching summers. They sleep on wooden planks and deny all comforts in life. They walk bare footed in all direction for miles because they believe in 'Ahinsa [ Non-voilece]' & are careful; they do not hurt any living creature. They keep moving from place to place to avoid arousal of sense of possessiveness. These saints lead an ascetic life & it is very hard to understand the kind of penance they undertake. They pluck or uproot their hair frequently by pulling them one by one to test their patience and will power. They fast and meditate in the desert. In order to control their mind, they practice controlling their body. They have meal only once a day in a standing posture using their palms as a plate at around 10:00 a.m. and will not have even water till the next morning meal. Most of the saints do not take salt & sugar in their meals because they say it is only the intake of salt & sugar that arouses all the flavors in life. In the journey of salvation the body is essential vehicle and so we have to fill it with gasoline but taste is not necessary. Presently Digambara Ascetic cum leader Acarya VidyaSagara G is living without salt and sugar for last 42 years. The tolerance of this saint is amazing. Acarya SanmatiSagara G is a great example who only took curd and water for more than 5 years. When they fall seriously ill or in old age- they take up 'Samadhi' which means giving up food and water & welcoming death. This is called the art of dying which is most difficult truth to be faced by each human being.
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Jainism talks about the human rights and respect all other living beings.
The Jain religion is an ancient religion which talks of the happiness, and development of all living beings. It propagates a virtuous lifestyle as essential to achieving the supreme state of liberation, which is the ultimate aim of all living beings. The Jain philosophy is essentially a spiritual ideology, with final liberation from the mundane state as its summum bonum, which means an end of constant suffering. According to Jain philosophy, every soul has a potential to reach spiritual liberation. This is a very powerful philosophy because it means a respect for human rights and dignity is intrinsic to our faith. In our fellow human beings, we see souls that are on the same evolutionary course of purification that we ourselves are on. By understanding the divinity that lies within each soul, the only way for a Jain to live is by respecting each and every human. Jain religion not only talks of Human Rights but it goes further and talks of the rights of all living beings - all living beings, be they men, elephants or ants, each have a soul of their own. Therefore man should live with others on an equal basis.
The teachings and values of the religion are considered to be eternal and periodically reinforced by the presence of spiritually enlightened teachers, who we call Jinas or Jinendras. One such Jina was the Lord Mahavira, the latest of a series of self-realised teachers who preached the Jain religion around the time of the Buddha. Lord Mahavira’s entire teachings revolve around purification of the soul and the essence of his sermon was compassion. Jains believe that just as you and I feel pain when we are harmed, so would any other soul. The central Jain principle is therefore non-violence, ahimsa. Indeed, the famous Sanskrit maxim states that ‘Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah,’ or, ‘non-violence is the highest religion.’
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