Holistic Jain Diet for Health and Spirituality 150002

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

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Jain Diet – Follow the Path of Minimum
Violence (Samvar)
Order of Degree of Violence (highest to lowest) 5. Violence to two sensed beings such as Bacteria etc..
(5th order Sin) 6. Violence to One Sensed Beings (minimum violence 6th order Sin) • Water, fire, air, earth, and pratyek vegetables
have innumerable souls
• Root vegetables have infinite souls Usage of One Sensed Beings should be minimum for Healthy Survival