SPEAK UP ARTICLE ON FIFTEEN PROHIBITED OCCUPATIONS IN JAIN TRADITION BY DR. SHRINETRA PANDEY
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Rethinking Livelihoods Through the Lens of Nonviolence - A Jain Perspective on the Fifteen Karmadanas by Dr. Shrinetra Pandey, Director of ISJS, Pune.
This article explores the Jain concept of karmadanas, professions that bind the soul through violence and exploitation. It highlights fifteen such livelihoods, ranging from forest burning to liquor trade, and explains their ethical implications. Drawing from canonical texts, it emphasizes the threefold restraint of not acting, not inspiring, and not endorsing harmful occupations. The piece urges reflection on aligning modern livelihoods with compassion, nonviolence, and ecological responsibility.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The author's email address is snpandey@isjs.in. A reader may send questions or comments to the author directly.
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Rethinking Livelihoods Through the Lens of Nonviolence - A Jain Perspective on the Fifteen Karmadanas by Dr. Shrinetra Pandey, Director of ISJS, Pune.
This article explores the Jain concept of karmadanas, professions that bind the soul through violence and exploitation. It highlights fifteen such livelihoods, ranging from forest burning to liquor trade, and explains their ethical implications. Drawing from canonical texts, it emphasizes the threefold restraint of not acting, not inspiring, and not endorsing harmful occupations. The piece urges reflection on aligning modern livelihoods with compassion, nonviolence, and ecological responsibility.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The author's email address is snpandey@isjs.in. A reader may send questions or comments to the author directly.
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