Jainism: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Sherry Fohr

Book Overview

Jainism is arguably the most non-violent and austere religion in the world. While lay Jains attempt to never harm humans or animals, the strict non-violence followed by the highly revered monks and nuns also proscribes harm to any living being, even a microscopic organism. And while laywomen (and a few laymen) undergo long and difficult fasts, the longest being for one month, renouncers' austerities also include pulling their hair out by the roots...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441165940
• ISBN13: 9781441165947
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"