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Another encouraging development. Perhaps JS could learn something from this jain saint instead of just walking about in dalit colonies! Real and substantial reforms.


<b>Dalit youth turns jain monk</b>

For the first time a dalit becomes a Jain monk. After a screening,
the Jain saints allowed him to be a part of their religion.

BY ABHA SHARMA
DH NEWS SERVICE, JAIPUR:


In a caste-dominated society, where dalit bridegrooms are often
discouraged to ride a mare in their wedding processions, upper castes
treat them with disdain and untouchability remains a stigma
irrespective of what the Indian Constitution outlines
, the induction
of a dalit youth in Jain religion comes as a welcome change.

In a historic event, a 22-year-old youth belonging to Meghwal
community was anointed as a Jain monk at Ahore town in Jalore
district on Monday. Hailing from Mandwaria village, Sirohi district,
Chandaram Meghwal alias Sandeep got a new identity as Anant Punya
Maharaj at a diksha ceremony attended by a large number of people
from Shwetambar Jain community and Sandeep's relatives from Sirohi.

Sandeep who went to Mumbai in search of a job a few years ago was so
impressed by Jain saint Suryodaya Maharaj that he expressed his
desire to dedicate his life to the religion. He travelled with him to
various holy places and attended religious sermons with deep devotion
and sincerity to the surprise of the saint. On expressing his desire
to join the religion, he was sent to Ahmedabad to study the Jain
ideology for almost four years. Seeing his intense desire to lead
life of a Jain monk, his family gave in after initial hesitation,
reliable sources told Deccan Herald from Ahore.

He was given a warm send off from his village two days ago and
reportedly there was a mad rush among the villagers to touch his feet
to show their reverence. <b>His monkhood moved about 1,500 people in the
village to go vegetarian and give up drinking.</b> Monday onwards, he
would be known with his new name Anant Punya, said Mahaveer Jain, a
businessman from Bangalore, who was currently in Ahore to attend the
diksha ceremony. His 26-year-old sister also took diksha along with
Sandeep, he said. A commerce student at the MES college in Bangalore,
she gave up her studies to pursue the same path.

A tough life awaits the newly inducted monk from Tuesday as he will
have to walk barefoot, clad in a white robe and seeking alms. No
physical comforts will be allowed, including the services of a
barber.


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