Jains compare all attempts to proclaim absolute truth with andhgajnyaya or the " maxim of the blind men and elephant ", wherein all the blind men claimed to explain the true appearance of the elephant, but could only partly succeed due to their narrow perspective.

Jains are prohibited from consuming root vegetables such as potatoes, garlic, onions, carrots, radishes, cassava, sweet potatoes, turnips, etc., as the plant needed to be killed in the process of accessing these prior to their end of life cycle.

Pratikraman ( literally Sanskrit " introspection "), is a process of repentance of sins ( prayaschit ) during which Jains repent for their wrongdoings during their daily life, and remind themselves to refrain from doing so again.

In the process, the Jains came out with their doctrines of relativity used for logic and reasoning:

Because Jains believe that everything is in some sense alive with many living beings possessing a soul, great care and awareness is required in going about one's business in the world.

There are, however, " gods " and other spirits who exist within the universe and Jains believe that the soul can attain " godhood ", however none of these supernatural beings exercise any sort of creative activity or have the capacity or ability to intervene in answers to prayers.

Both Jains and Sikhs believe in the Karma Theory and re-incarnation of the soul.

Jains believe that to attain enlightenment and ultimately liberation, one must practice the following ethical principles ( major vows ) in thought, speech and action.

* Rishaba — Rishi mentioned in Rig Veda and later in several Puranas, and believed by Jains to be the first official religious guru of Jainism, as accredited by later followers.

Reincarnation refers to an afterlife concept found among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Rosicrucians, Spiritists, and Wiccans.

The traditional Buddhist understanding of non-violence is not as rigid as the Jain one, but like the Jains, Buddhists have always condemned the killing of all living beings.

In the times of Mahavira and in the following centuries, Jains were at odds with both Buddhists and followers of the Vedic religion or Hindus, whom they accused of negligence and inconsistency in the implementation of ahimsa.

Modern Jains deny this vehemently, especially with regard to Mahavira himself.

Jains also make considerable efforts not to injure plants in everyday life as far as possible.

Jains go out of their way so as not to hurt even small insects and other minuscule animals.

For example, Jains often do not go out at night, when they are more likely to step upon an insect.

Some Jains abstain from farming because it inevitably entails unintentional killing or injuring of many small animals, such as worms and insects, but agriculture is not forbidden in general and there are Jain farmers.

In contrast, Jains agree with Hindus that violence in self-defense can be justified, and they agree that a soldier who kills enemies in combat is performing a legitimate duty.

Though, theoretically, all life forms are said to deserve full protection from all kinds of injury, Jains admit that this ideal cannot be completely implemented in practice.

Although the Digambara followers of Jainism are celibate monks, most Jains belong to the Shvetambara sect, which allows spouses and children.

While these writings display some limited continuities with the earlier medical ideas known from the Vedas, historians have been able to demonstrate direct historical connections between early Ayurveda and the early literature of the Buddhists and Jains.

Jains have significantly influenced and contributed to ethical, political and economic spheres in India.

Jains have an ancient tradition of scholarship and have the highest degree of literacy for a religious community in India.

Jains do not believe in a creator deity that could be responsible for the manifestation, creation, or maintenance of this universe.

Jains believe that life exists in various forms in different parts of the universe including earth.

Jains believe that to attain enlightenment and ultimately liberation from all karmic bonding, one must practice the following ethical principles not only in thought, but also in words ( speech ) and action.

Jains hold that the universe and its natural laws are eternal, and have always existed in time, however, the world constantly undergoes cyclical changes as per governing universal laws.

By saluting them saying " namo namaha ", Jains receive inspiration from them to follow their path to achieve true bliss and total freedom from the karmas binding their souls.

In this main prayer, Jains do not ask for any favours or material benefits.

* Jains worship the icons of jinas, arihants and Tirthankaras, who have conquered their inner passions and attained divine consciousness, and study the Scriptures of these liberated beings.

Jains hold the above five major vows at the center of their lives.

This philosophy allows the Jains to accept the truth in other philosophies from their perspective and thus inculcating a tolerance for other viewpoints.

Measurement consists of using observation to compare the thing being measured to a standard ; an artifact, process or definition which can be duplicated or shared by all observers, and counting how many of the standard units are comparable to the object.

The first is a circumstance in which a team is in the process of determining which quarterback will eventually be the starter, and may choose to use each quarterback for part of the game in order to compare the performances.

To compare with the historically known language families such as Romance, Germanic, Slavic or Arabic entails considering the linguistic process that explains other cases.

Ackerman and Ayres compare this system to the reforms adopted in the late 19th century aimed to prevent vote buying, which led to our current secret ballot process.

The Process Owner periodically analyzes the process performance data and use it to visualize the process ’ s capability to operate within control limits over time ( performance trends ), compare actual performance against performance targets, and identify performance issues.

This data is used to visualize the process and process operator capability to meet business plan objectives over time ( performance trends ), compare actual performance against performance targets, and identify performance issues.

In the process of benchmarking, management identifies the best firms in their industry, or in another industry where similar processes exist, and compare the results and processes of those studied ( the " targets ") to one's own results and processes.

* Book 1 is a four-part prose text on the salvation process, beginning with the ascension to heaven of Seth, in advance of his father Adam ( compare Sethian Gnosticism ).

Harold Hotelling wrote: " No technique of random sample has, so far as I can find, been developed in the United States or elsewhere, which can compare in accuracy with that described by Professor Mahalanobis " and Sir R. A. Fisher commented that " The ISI has taken the lead in the original development of the technique of sample surveys, the most potent fact finding process available to the administration ".

IBM submitted the Feistel-network version of Lucifer as a candidate for the Data Encryption Standard ( compare the more recent AES process ).

In vivo staining ( Intra Vital Staining ) is the process of dyeing living tissues — in vivo means " in life " ( compare with in vitro staining ).

Hence, if we compare in a practical situation two accounting results of the same production process we do not know which one is better in terms of production performance.

In keeping with the themes of spiritual growth and character development during this period, the Jewish sages compare the process of growth to the two types of grain offered at either pole of the counting period.

When asked to compare this with Boredoms songwriting process she said,

This is achieved by the use of a flow of heated air through the kiln, rather than a firing process ( compare drying your hands under a hand drier against baking them in an oven ).

The receiver of the message can re-compute the checksum and compare it to the value received to determine whether the message has been altered by the transmission process.

While it may be easy to compare the base price of an item online, it may not be easy to see the total cost up front as additional fees such as shipping are often not be visible until the final step in the checkout process.

Companies therefore perform benchmarking studies that compare competitors on strategic -, process -, marketing-and product level.

Comparability involves the ability to compare models that is semantic comparison between two models, Economic efficiency ; the produced cost of the design process need at least to be covered by the proposed use of cost cuttings and revenue increases.

BAAQMD recommends analysis of operational emissions in the five step process: eliminate greenhouse gas analysis if project attributes do not pass screening criteria, quantify emissions using appropriate models, compare unmitigated emissions with thresholds of significance, implement mitigation measures if project is over thresholds of significance, then compare emissions again with thresholds of significance.

By connecting the audio players to databases of tagged music to compare a collection with a professionally organized and tagged collection of music, MP3 collections can be enhanced with metadata corrections to support the organization process when metadata is not complete in the original items.