Hi guys, I am Sariputta. I am originally from India and was born into a Jain family. Bauddha Dharma really fascinates me. I have a special interest for Buddhist history in India and SE Asia. I have the nick "Ajatashatru" in the DhammaWheel sister site.
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Recently watched 'GI Jain', which is a movie about being kind to seals . . .
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Hello and welcome.
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Welcome Sari!
Are you a practicing Jain or have you "converted" to Buddhism?
Are you a practicing Jain or have you "converted" to Buddhism?
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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Born a Jain? Cool, are you still vegan? I guess I better not use my gun emoticon . . .
Born a Jain? Cool, are you still vegan? I guess I better not use my gun emoticon . . .
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Jains, or for that matter no other Indic religious practitioners ever practiced veganism. Jains traditionally don't eat roots (potatoes, onions, garlic) and don't eat after sunset. I myself tried meat but am a vegetarian.David N. Snyder wrote:Welcome to Dharma Wheel!
Born a Jain? Cool, are you still vegan? I guess I better not use my gun emoticon . . .
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Eh...my almost devotional awe of the Tirthankars (I guess you can equate it to Hindu bhakti to Gods) will never go away, and I say with pride that the Jains had set the moral standard to a very high level. Having said that, for the most part I find Baudha-dharma (so far I have only read the Pali Canon and some Madhyamika) to be more practical and the best path for me to get out of this Samsara.gregkavarnos wrote:Welcome Sari!
Are you a practicing Jain or have you "converted" to Buddhism?