Parasparopagraho Jivanam

Parasparopagraho Jīvānām (Sanskrit: परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्, [pəɾəspəɾoːpᵊgɾoɦoː d͡ʒiːʋän̪ɑmᵊ, -ʋɑn̪ɑmᵊ]) is a Jain aphorism from the Tattvārtha Sūtra [5.21]. 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.

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