The use of the term "anarambha" in Ashoka's Rock Edict Number 4 is analogous to this later practice, as is the Pali term "panatipata veramani.
The use of the term "anarambha" in Ashoka's Rock Edict Number 4 is analogous to this later practice, as is the Pali term "panatipata veramani." The eighth-century BCE sage Parsvanatha's used this term for prohibition of ritual slaughter, while the image of a hand with a wheel inscribed upon it with this word written in the wheel's center is a visual representation of the vow to adhere to this principle in the faith which defines it most comprehensively. Seen in action when adherents sweep their path to remove insects or other small creatures, FTP what is this principle most associated with Jainism, the insistence on not harming any living thing?
The use of the term "anarambha" in Ashoka's Rock Edict Number 4 is analogous to this later practice, as is the Pali term "panatipata veramani.
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