Jainism: the world of conquerors, Volume 1These two volumes provide an intimate vantage view of what the author calls the world of conquerors a world of inner and outer space waiting to be conquered not by warlike weapons unleashed by greed, malice, domination, violence and exploitation but by peaceful conquerors following principles and practice of Right Knowledge, Right Faith, and Right Austerities, based on reverence for life, compassion, non-violence, equanimity and a sense of mutual interdependence. From the Foreword by His Excellency Dr L. M. Singhvi, formerly High Commissioner for India |
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| Title | Jainism: the world of conquerors, Volume 1 Jainism: The World of Conquerors, Natubhai Shah |
| Author | Natubhai Shah |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Sussex Academic Press, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 1898723303, 9781898723301 |
| Length | 330 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General Religion / History Religion / Jainism |
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