Ahimsa Beyond Violence
This core Jain principle means “non-violence,” but extends to thoughts, words, and actions.
What is Ahimsa?
The Jain term for water as a living being.
Answer: What is Jal Kay?
This Jain phrase means “All life is connected.”
What is Parasparopagraho Jivanam?
Aparigraha encourages limiting this in daily life.
Answer: What are possessions?
Jain monks practice extreme simplicity by choosing this method of transportation.
Answer: What is walking?
According to Jain philosophy, pollution is considered a form of this, because it harms living beings.
What is Himsa (violence)?
Air pollution is harmful in Jainism because air is classified as this type of living entity.
What is Vayu Kay?
According to this principle, harming one part of nature causes harm to this larger system.
What is the entire ecosystem?
Fast fashion violates Aparigraha because it promotes excess and this environmental issue.
What is waste?
Animal farming contributes more greenhouse gases than this combined group.
What are cars, trucks, and planes?
Jainism teaches that practicing Ahimsa applies not only to animals, but also to this non-obvious group.
What are plants, water, air, and earth?
Digging, mining, and land destruction harm this earth-based living category.
What is Prithvi Kay?
The example involving bees explains how losing one species leads to this human consequence.
What is food shortages / ecosystem collapse?
Producing one cotton T-shirt uses approximately this many liters of water.
Answer: What is 2,700 liters?
Vegan cosmetics align with Ahimsa because they avoid this practice.
What is animal testing?
Explain why leaving a tap running while brushing your teeth violates Ahimsa.
What is harming or disrespecting Jal Kay (water as a living entity)?
Modern science supports Jain beliefs by proving that water and soil are full of this.
Answer: What are microorganisms?
A discarded plastic bottle becomes deadly because it creates this chain reaction of harm.
What is a chain of Himsa (violence)?
Upgrading electronics unnecessarily contributes to this growing toxic problem.
What is e-waste?
The tanning process in leather production releases these harmful substances.
What are toxic chemicals?
Jain ethics argue that environmental destruction is morally equivalent to violence because of this belief about nature.
What is the belief that all elements of nature contain life (Jivas)?
Jainism taught that water, air, and earth were alive thousands of years before this modern field confirmed it.
What is biology / environmental science?
Microplastics harm birds by causing this misleading condition.
What is starvation with a full stomach?
How using a phone longer is an act of Ahimsa toward Prithvi Kay.
Answer: What is reducing mining and land destruction?
Jainism teaches that true religious practice is not just belief, but this type of action.
What is Seva (service)?