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Vratas (vows): Gandhian and Jain perceptions


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Category
Articles
Publisher
Ajanta Prakashan
Publishing Date
01-Jun-2019
volume
VIII-Part VIII
Issue
II
Pages
155-160
  • Abstract

Vows occupied an important part in the life of Gandhi. Eleven vows have been significant feature of Ashram life and Gandhian movement. Vows on the other hand have been the basis of the Jain spiritual life. The present study investigates these two parallels. It probes into the similarities and borrowings of the Gandhian Vratas and those of the Jain.