Tag: Jains

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History Of Protest By Jains

Jains from all over the country demonstrated against the Jharkhand government’s decision to develop Shri Sammed Shikharji and Parasnath Hill as tourist destinations, as well as the vandalism attack on the Jain temples on Palitana Hill in Gujarat. 

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The Jain religion and the right to die by Santhara

According to a survey conducted in 2006, on an average 200 Jains practise Santhara until death each year in India. According to the statistical data of census 2011, on average 240 people practise Santhara every year as a mode of attaining death.