There are two different groups of Jains, Shevtambaras and Digambaras. The two groups strongly disagree about the lif

Spiritual practices in Jainism are practiced the most by monks and nuns. Some of these practices include meditation, celibacy, fasting and material simplicity. They are to go through life with only the material possessions they absolutely need. They learn to accept social disapproval, as well as learn to not feel more superior than anyone else based on their spiritual advancement. They avoid many activities in order to withdrawal from injuring or hurting anything living. Some of these activities include swimming, bathing, digging in the ground, lighting or even putting out fires, touching plants and fanning themselves. All of these mentioned activities provides the possibility of killing or hurting something. These extremes are usually only taken by dedicated monks and nuns. Most people are not able to carry out all these restrictions. There are six main duties that are practiced by householders. Jains usually live in very clean homes, are vegetarian, and any product that they use are not tested on animals. These restrictions are obviously much easier to follow, especially living in the world we do. They believe that our lives are the way they are because of our actions, and can also be saved by our own actions.

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