Parasparopagraho Jivanam
All life is bound together by mutual support - interdependence of all beings.
This principle recognizes that all living beings exist in relationship, supporting each other. Harm to one affects all; care for one benefits all. Life is an interconnected web.
Parasparopagraho Jivanam - Souls render service to one another.
This teaching anticipates modern ecological understanding of interdependence.
Tattvartha Sutra
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Living beings exist by supporting one another. Harm travels outward through that web, and so does care.