Practices such as not eating or drinking after dark and the wearing of mouth covers are based on this principle.
Practices such as not eating or drinking after dark and the wearing of mouth covers are based on this principle. Under this principle, a common person or anuvrata is only required to refrain from harm to humans and animals. An ascetic or mahavrata is required to undertake the greatest care in avoiding harm to any living matter or jiva. Unlike "satyagraha" which deals with non-violence toward specific evils, this word is simply Sanskrit for "no harm." FTP, name this governing standard of Jainist life.
Practices such as not eating or drinking after dark and the wearing of mouth covers are based on this principle.
{Ahimsa} (Prompt on “Satyagraha” before it is mentioned)