This is the quintessence of wisdom: not to kill anything. Know this to be the legitimate conclusion from the principle of the reciprocity with regard to non-killing.

Jaina Sutras

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Nonviolence Man and animals Wisdom

Source

Jaina Sutras

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

Ardhamagadhi

Time

300 BC 300s BC 2nd century BC

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Original Citation

Sudharmasvami, Gandhara. Sutrakranga. 2nd century BC, bk. 1, lecture 1, ch. 4, no. 10.

Current Citation

Jaina Sutras, part 2, translated by Herman Jacobi. Gyan Publishing House, 2021, Sutrakritanga sutra, lecture 1, lesson 1, ch. 4, no. 10.

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