Ahimsa
Jains believe that the only way to save one's own soul is to protect every other soul, and so the most central Jain teaching, and the heart of Jain ethics, is that of ahimsa (non-violence).
Lay Jains try to follow the doctrine in every part of their life, but not so strictly - since full ahimsa is not compatible with everyday life. Some harm is inevitably done, for instance, in the following activities:
•preparing food
•cleaning buildings
•walking
•driving
•self-defence against attack
There is no God who demands worship
The perfect beings that Jains worship have no interest in human beings.Any being that desired anything would not be perfect and thus not a god. This makes so much sense. Just as on the small level, I do not make my students greet me because it is a necessity. Can't a God get over itself and not care so much about my insignificant worship?
Some religions preach that an individual can be saved by devotion to God, the saviour, or to God's incarnations and intermediaries. Jainism teaches that we can attain true peace and happiness only through behaving and thinking rightly.
Acharya Kundakunda
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