Bishnoism-eco dharama...Bishnoi of india; worlds first environmentalist bishnois a tribal community in jodhour, rajasthan,india are known for their uncondutional love for natur and wild life..The bishnoi tribe of rajasthan have, over centruies, made a unique blend of ecological..Sense,here women suckli motherless deer(In the pic), die to save trees, gohungry to provide food for animals and live a simple life.....Follow 29 rules and assume vishnu is only god....Vishnu rj13

let us have a look at the religion (dharma) of the Bishnois, a community of north India, which is described by Bishnoi and Vishnoi (2000: 247) as a ‘religion born out of environmental compulsions and convictions’. The basic philosophy of the Bishnois is that all living entities – plants and animals – of different types have a right to survive and share in the available resources. Founded by Guru Jambheshwar-ji Maharaj, fondly known as Jambho-ji, Bishnoi dharma has solely contributed to much of the greenery in arid Rajasthan. Wild life has been able to sustain itself because of the attitudes of Bishnois towards it. It is well known that the twenty-eighth principle (niyam) of Bishnois prohibits its followers from eating non-vegetarian food (mans nahin khana). Bishnois know that armed with lethal technology and weaponry, human beings can unleash terror in the world. They can kill animals not only with the intent to eat them but also for sport, as enjoyment, to prove their supremacy over the world and its beings. They can uproot trees not only to meet their needs of fuel and house-building material, but also to prove to themselves that they can transform the environment in the way they want. If this attitude continues unchecked, both animal and plant life will be imperiled. Keeping this in view, the Bishnoi dharma contains maxims that promote the sentiments of compassion and sympathy. The tenth principle (chama sahanshilta rakhna) submits that human beings should pardon others. They should also develop in themselves the capacity to tolerate and bear. According to the eleventh principle (daya namrbhava se rahna), Bishnois should be kind and approach all around them – the floral and faunal world – softly, patiently and compassionately. When strong sentiments for living and non-living beings have developed, then only would one have feelings for them and would serve as their guardian and vanguard. In principle number eighteen, it is clearly stated that one must shower compassion on animal life (prani matr par daya rakhna).