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Non-violence (Ahimsa)

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Nonviolence is based on love and kindness for all living beings.  Nonviolence in Jainism   is not a negative virtue.   

Five Great Vows (Maha-vratas)

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Right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct are the three most essentials for attaining liberation.  In order to acquire these, one must observe the five great vows:

The Universal Prayers

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Let us behold Thee in till these names and forms. Let us serve Thee in all these names and forms. Let us ever remember Thee. Let us ever sing Thy glories. 

The Peace of God

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Love, as the peace of God, is the bond of perfection that unites in complete surrender and common activity all that was broken and scattered.