One Characteristic of Jainism in the Early Twenty-First Century Is

question 32

Multiple Choice

One characteristic of Jainism in the early twenty-first century is that __________.

• A) Jains in India have renounced their heritage of nonviolence because of persecution by the Hindu majority
• B) many Jain lay people are highly educated and wealthy
• C) Jains now live in every country except the United States
• D) Jains who leave India are no longer considered members of the Jain community
• E) there are more Jains in India than Muslims

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