Jain pathshalas

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Jain pathshalas are traditional educational institutions where children and adults receive religious instruction in Jain philosophy, scriptures, and ethical practices.

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Jain Sunday school 1
Jain pathshalas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain institution
religious educational institution
ageGroup adults
school-age children
youth
aimsTo inculcate Jain values
preserve Jain traditions
promote ethical living
commonSchedule evenings
weekends
curriculumIncludes Jain prayers and hymns
Jain rituals and practices
Jain symbols and cosmology
stories of Tirthankaras
emphasizes non-violence towards all living beings
self-discipline
vegetarianism or veganism
focusesOn ahimsa
aparigraha
asteya
brahmacharya
satya
geographicDistribution India
Jain diaspora communities
instructionMethod discussion of ethics
group classes
memorization of prayers
storytelling
languageOfInstruction English
Gujarati
Hindi
local language
mayBeOrganizedBy Jain monks
Jain nuns
lay Jain teachers
oftenAffiliatedWith Jain community organizations
Jain temples
primaryPurpose religious instruction
relatedConcept Jain pathshalas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jain Sunday school

religious education
religiousTradition Jainism
targetOutcome knowledge of Jain scriptures
practice of Jain ethics in daily life
strong Jain identity
teaches Jain ethical practices
Jain philosophy
Jain scriptures
typicalStudents adults
children

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Agamas studiedIn Jain pathshalas
Jain pathshalas relatedConcept Jain pathshalas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jain Sunday school