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ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF JAINISM
Environmental Calamity -
The human greed, consequent reckless exploitation of natural resources and careless release of polluting wastes into the vulnerable Eco-system has taken the toll of the ecological balance in nature and has resulted in the environmental imbalance that has made life difficult not only for the humans but also for all the other forms of life on this planet.
Environmental Concerns Of Jainism –
The Jaina motto 'Parasparograho Jīvānām' voices the environmental concerns of Jainism. This motto means that all forms of lives, how-so-ever big or small and how-so-ever higher or lower on the scale of evolution are interdependent and one form cannot survive without the support of the other forms. It, therefore, implies that all living beings must maintain a judicious balance with the other living beings and live in harmony with them. This is further strengthened by the basic Jaina precept of non-violence towards all forms of life from the microscopic one sensed earth, water, air, fire bodied creatures as well as vegetation through the intelligent five sensed creatures such as some animals and the humans.
