When we entered in the Monastery Kund Kund Bharati, he was sitting there along the path, a respected old Digamber Monk, looking over a green lawn, enjoying the warmth of the sun on his naked body protected by an umbrella.

there are 480,000 Jains in Delhi
the Jain community forms 0,45 percent of the Indian population and they try to get the Minority Status to be able to teach Jainism to their Jain community also in government schools.

Five Vows of a Jain Monk(Maha-vratas)

1. Non-violence - Ahimsa
2. Truth - Satya
3. Non-stealing - Achaurya or Asteya
4. Celibacy/Chastity - Brahmacharya
5. Non-attachment/Non-possession - Aparigraha


Gandhiji did not learnt Ahimsa from Buddhism but from Jain religion through his friend, philosopher Shrimadji.
Ahimsa, a Sanskrit term meaning non-violence, is a rule of conduct that bars the killing or injuring of living beings.
The Jain concept of ahimsa emphasizes Vegetarianism and bans hunting and ritual sacrifice.