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Ahimsa: The Supreme Jain Principle
Ahimsa, or non-violence, is the cornerstone of Jain ethics, extending compassion to every living being and shaping thought, speech, and acti...
Aparigraha: Non-Possession and Non-Attachment
Aparigraha teaches that attachment to possessions binds the soul; through voluntary limitation and inner detachment, Jains seek freedom and...
Satya: The Jain Vow of Truthfulness
Satya, the vow of truthfulness, calls Jains to speak what is true, beneficial, and non-harmful, aligning speech with reality and compassion.
Asteya: The Ethics of Non-Stealing
Asteya, or achaurya, is the Jain vow of non-stealing, forbidding the taking of anything not freely given and cultivating honesty and content...
Brahmacharya: Celibacy and Chastity in Jainism
Brahmacharya, the vow of celibacy and chastity, channels sensual energy toward spiritual liberation, demanding restraint of the senses and p...
The Five Mahavratas of Jain Ascetics
The Five Great Vows, or Mahavratas, define the total renunciation of the Jain ascetic, binding monks and nuns to absolute non-violence, trut...
The Twelve Vows of the Jain Layperson
The Jain householder observes twelve vows, comprising five Anuvratas, three Gunavratas, and four Shikshavratas, that graduate the ascetic id...
Jain Ethics of Vegetarianism and Veganism
Rooted in ahimsa, Jain dietary ethics mandate strict vegetarianism, restrict certain plant foods, and increasingly inspire veganism as an ex...
Sallekhana: The Jain Vow of Holy Death
Sallekhana, also called santhara, is the Jain practice of voluntarily embracing death through fasting at life's end, undertaken with equanim...
Anekantavada: The Jain Doctrine of Many-Sidedness
Anekantavada is the Jain teaching that reality is manifold and no single statement can capture it fully, cultivating intellectual humility a...
Syadvada and the Sevenfold Predication
Syadvada is the Jain logic of conditioned assertion, using the particle syat to qualify judgments through the saptabhangi, a systematic sche...
Nayavada: The Jain Doctrine of Standpoints
Nayavada analyzes the partial perspectives, or nayas, through which a many-sided reality is known, showing how each viewpoint is valid yet i...