The Jains divided early on the questions of admitting women…
The Jains divided early on the questions of admitting women to monastic orders and wearing clothes. Which division of Jainism does not allow for the admission of women in its monastic order and permits its monks to go “clad in atmosphere” or “sky” whenever religious duty demands?
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Which festival commemorates Vishnu saving one of his devotees from being burned in a fire and Krishna playfully coloring the face of his consort? Bonfires burn, colors are displayed, children shoot everyone with water guns, women playfully beat men, and participants may partake of an intoxicant called Bhang?
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Which of the following, in the Hindu tradition, may be referred to as the “Great Soul” of the universe and “source of all,” the eternal, infinite, genderless essence of reality in which all things participate and which sustains all things?
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