Holistic Jain Diet for Health and Spirituality 150002

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Basic Jain Principle for Minimum Violence
The degree Violence inflicted is proportional to the number of senses a living being possesses.... Violence to a living being which has more senses (Five, Four, Three, etc.. in these order) is more sinful act than thousands of
One Sense living beings. • Violence to a living being which has more senses also creates a
greater impact on the Environment • Order of Violence: Human (Self and Other), Animal, Insects,
Bacteria (two senses), One sense beings (Vegetables, Water,
Air, Earth, and Fire) Since life can survive by consuming one sense beings, Jainism believes in Vegetarianism even though Vegetables have innumerable/infinite living beings which are killed for our survival (humans need food and shelter for survival).