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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Topic

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.

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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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