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JAINISM Beings, with ten life forces, have the same nine, with the addition of the force of mind, making ten. Men, fish, birds, animals.
Thus we see the order in which the five senses are developed. A being, with only two senses, never has only hearing, with touch, for instance,
So, when we are in any state in which we do not exercise care and caution, and in that state we tear asunder any of these life forces, then we kill. This can be done also in the hell state, only the forces come together again after separation; the pain of the separation is felt.
The next thing to know is, which particular forms of killing can be refrained from by the person in this fifth stage of development, because he cannot refrain from all forms. The various ways in which life is destroyed, can be learned by observation of people's conduct; but a few may be mentioned here:
1. Hunting, shooting, and fishing. 2. Vivisection. 3. For dress: skins, feathers, etc. 4. For food: fish, game, meat, etc. 5. In war. 6. For private revenge. 7. For so-called religious purposes: sacrifices, for
instance. . 8. Insects, flies, etc., because we think they trouble us. 9. Capital punishment. 10. Self-defence, etc., etc.
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