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A Jain is careful of life in every form. He tries to respect the feeling of his neighbours in every possible way. He is enjoined to exercise self-contro! and to live a hard and simple life. For instance, he cannot take any food after sunset. The monks and nuns of the Sthanakvasi sect keep their mouths covered with a piece of cloth to avoid injury to the many invisible living organisms present in the air. They also carry a soft woollen brush with which they are careful to wipe any place where they are about to sit down. This is to prevent their accidentally injuring any form of life that may be there.
The main principle of Jainism is, "Do your duty: do it as humanely as you can."
