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Posted on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 : 10:50 a.m.

Jainism, the faith of non-violence

By Brent Lofgren

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In addition to the previous post on the Unitarian Universalist Church, the Itinerant Chorister also visited the Jain Temple in Farmington Hills this week. Jainism is a minority religion in India with non-violence at its core. Although not a Jain himself, Mahatma Gahdhi was deeply influenced by its teachings.

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Brent Lofgren is an Ann Arbor scientist who writes on visits to various houses of faith. He can be contacted at itinchor [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Pam Stout

Sat, Apr 17, 2010 : 12:49 p.m.

Thank you for this article, Brent. I learned quite a bit about Jainism through your visit.