Jain Muni is the term often used for
Jain monks/ Jain Saints( or Jain Sadhus), who are
strict followers of Jainism. A Jain monk can be an
Acharya, an Upadhyay, Sadhu/ Muni, Ailak, Chullak
etc. A Jain monk has no home of his own. He moves
from village to village on barefoot. He does not shave
but removes his hair by plucking. He keeps no extra
clothes. He does not keep money. He meditates and
prays in silence and solitude. He does not take bath,
for there is life in water. He does not want to hurt
anyone, he does not cook, because there is life in
fire. He does not use vehicles in order to protect
the life in particles of dust on the road. His every
tissue and texture of life is beaming with reverence
for life and this is the essence of Jainism.
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