"Ahimsa" and the Differences Between Jainism and Other World Cultures

"Ahimsa" and the Differences Between Jainism and Other World Cultures
<Tab/>A dog is being chased by 12 other dogs through the crowded streets of India. He is being chased because he had just found a bone and being as hungry as the rest of the dogs, he wants the bone for himself. Gazing upon this, a Jain monk was reminded of Aparigraha, the Jain principle of non-attachment. In the religion of Jainism, one must not be attached to material possesions because material possesions just possess their posessor. As long as one clings to their possessions, they, in turn, will bleed f…