ABOUT THE BOOK
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Jainism is not well known in the
West, but it is one of the world’s oldest religions. It is also perhaps the
most demanding, rational and radical of all of them, attaching great importance
to individual responsibility. It embodies many of the ideas underlying current thinking on the interconnectedness of
all living systems, the principle of non-violence and the need to live simply.
Based around the individual’s own spiritual journey and the choices he or she
makes, Jainism, more than other spiritual tradition alive today, can bridge the
gap between eastern and western patterns of thought.
ABOUT Author
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AIDAN RANKIN is
the News Editor of Jain Spirit, the international journal of the Jain
community. He was trained as a Political Scientist at the London School of
Economics and works as political and cultural editor or the European Business
review.