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''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām'' (Sanskrit: परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्, [pəɾəspəɾoːpᵊgɾoɦoː d͡ʒiːʋän̪ɑmᵊ, -ʋɑn̪ɑmᵊ]) is a Jainism, Jain aphorism from the '' Tattvārtha Sūtra'' .21 It is translated as "Souls render service to one another". It is also translated as, "All life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence." These translations are virtually the same (by virtue, that is), because Jains believe that ''every living being, from a plant or a bacterium to human, has a soul and the concept forms the very basis of Jainism''.
Text, translation, and commentary on ''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām''
by Vijay K. Jain (2018) {{Jainism Topics Mottos Jain philosophy
''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām'' (Sanskrit: परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्, [pəɾəspəɾoːpᵊgɾoɦoː d͡ʒiːʋän̪ɑmᵊ, -ʋɑn̪ɑmᵊ]) is a Jainism, Jain aphorism from the '' Tattvārtha Sūtra'' .21 It is translated as "Souls render service to one another". It is also translated as, "All life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence." These translations are virtually the same (by virtue, that is), because Jains believe that ''every living being, from a plant or a bacterium to human, has a soul and the concept forms the very basis of Jainism''.
Motto of Jainism
The aphorism ''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām'' has been accepted as the motto of Jainism. pp.2926-27 It stresses the philosophy of non-violence and ecological harmony on which the Jain ethics and doctrine—especially the doctrines ofAhimsa
(, IAST: , ) is the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings. It is a key virtue in Indian religions like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
(also spelled Ahinsa) is one of the cardinal vi ...
and Anekantavada
(, "many-sidedness") is the Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India. It states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects and viewpoints.
According to Jainism, no single, specific st ...
—are based. This motto is inscribed in Devanagari
Devanagari ( ; in script: , , ) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent. It is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental systems: alphabets, writing system), based on the ancient ''Brāhmī script, Brā ...
script at the base of the symbol of Jainism which was adopted by all sects of Jainism while commemorating the 2500th anniversary of nirvana
Nirvana, in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering ('' duḥkha'') and from the ...
of Mahavira
Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, ), was the 24th ''Tirthankara'' (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his lif ...
.
Jain declaration of Nature
The noted Indian Jurist and Jain leader, Laxmi Mall Singhvi in his famous "Jain declaration of Nature", notes: The extent of all life being bound together by mutual support and interdependence may also be put into context among the first known postulations for the existence of unseen microbial life and atomic particles, by the Jains.See also
* One HealthReferences
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Text, translation, and commentary on ''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām''
by Vijay K. Jain (2018) {{Jainism Topics Mottos Jain philosophy