[Buddha-l] NYTimes.com: Let Us Pray for Wealth

[L.S. Cousins]

Joy,

Probably better than Buddhism, but especially in the ancient period 
when there were Jain kings and dynasties things may not always have 
been perfect. And there are literary mentions of persecutions carried 
out by Jains, although it is hard to know how seriously to take them. 
On the whole, though, Jains have been more sinned against than 
sinning.

Kundakunda should appeal to anyone who likes Madhyamaka.

Lance

>Lance,
>
>>Since you qualify with 'on a whole', I might agree. But in fact some 
>>smaller groups have done better e.g. the Quakers. But I suspect that 
>>what you say is possibly true for very large groups. That said, I 
>>doubt whether we have the evidence to know. But I was talking about 
>>one specific area in which I do think that Buddhism has a better 
>>record.
>
>I was wondering about the record of Jinism?
>
>I am enjoying reading some Jain litterature (KundKund, Yogindu) and 
>find them both archaic and refreshing.