CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of the KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA
KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA THE UNIVERSAL JAIN SAṄGHA (RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY) [34 of 78]
Article 10 [1 of 1]
Parameters of the undisturbed practice of the Jain doctrine of non-violence [1 of 1]
If the practice of religion is prevented, the parish supports the affected members and the members of the community whenever possible.[1] In general, however, each member is on their own to endure the 22 hardships and other hardships on the way to the top.[2]
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[1] The Kevalajñānavinayatāpasya-saṅgha regarding the interface between religion and state upholds the following principles:
1) Jain religious places, institutions, temples, pilgrimages, areas and trusts cannot be administered by the government.
2) Jain schools have the right to teach the moral education of Jainism.
3) Ownership of trustworthy, community-managed properties is subject to 'Heavenly Rights', i.e., the properties and rental income are tax-exempt.
4) Responsibility for the administration of Jain temples, pilgrimages, educational institutions, etc. rests with the Jain community.
5) State interference in the establishment or operation of educational and other institutions of the Kevalavinayajñānatāpasya-saṅgha is incompatible with the Jain-āgamas and the separation of church and state.
6) Under Swiss constitutional law, the Jain religious community can demand protection for their thīrthakṣetras (places of pilgrimage with their pilgrims) and their religious institutions, so that no other religious group or fanatic can illegally interfere with our worship of the Pañcaparameṣṭhins.
7) According to Swiss constitutional law, Jinist religious saints (sādhu-s-sādhvī-s or muni-s-āryā-s) have the right of freedom of movement to practice their religion, to migrate from one upāśraya to another, and to spread the Jinist principle of ahṁisā and compassion among other people.
8) Autonomy for the religious, educational or cultural institutions of the Jain minority.
9) A Jain foundation or organization can open and operate colleges or schools and control administrative matters. This empowers the Jain minority to reserve 50% of the seats for Jain students and have 100% management and administrative rights.
10) The government should recognize Jinism as a world religion in education at school and university level.
Status quo: In the course of multicultural development in the canton of Zurich, religious instruction was replaced by instruction about the 5 so-called world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Mohammedanism, Hinduism and Sikhism. A teacher of this class was visiting one morning and I mentioned Jinism, which she did not know, as the only correct belief. The teacher replied that all 5 world religions said so. In the afternoon she came back for coffee and I gave her to read Ṛṣbha's sermon on Right Belief, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct
[given in JAIN DHARM EK VEGYANIK DRSTIKON ‘Saṁvara [part 2103-2109]’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/posts/1718912388167018] ,
Then she just said: "That's hard."
[2] S. Uttarādhyayana Sūtra, Lecture 2 Jaina Sutras, Part II (SBE45): Uttarâdhyayana: Second Lecture. On Troubles (sacred-texts.com) - https://sacred-texts.com/jai/sbe45/sbe4504.htm.
