Dharamshala: In a special virtual message delivered by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 21st Biennial Jaina Convention, he applauded the non-violent way of life propagated by the Jain tradition, one of India’s ancient spiritual traditions.

“Your organisation have the potential to promote the principles of non-violence including vegetarianism” noted His Holiness adding that the practitioners of Jainism must set a good example of promoting non-violence and compassion including the promotion of vegetarianism in today’s world.

Meanwhile lamenting on the awful exploitation and killings of animals by humans, His Holiness warned that if such practices continue in the long run, the ecology will inevitably suffer irreparable damage. He implored the imminent promotion of vegetarianism.

“It is up to individual person to decide, however, in our monastic institutions we are serving complete vegetarian food,” concluded His Holiness while expressing his greetings and appreciation to the values propagated by the Jain tradition.