Editing Ahimsa (section)

==Origins==
Reverence for {{transliteration|sa|ahimsa}} can be found in Jain, Hindu, and Buddhist canonical texts. Lord Parshvanatha (the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras of Jainism) is said to have preached {{transliteration|sa|ahimsa}} as one of the four vows.{{sfn|Dundas|2002|p=160}}<ref name="arapura" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hoiberg|first=Dale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISFBJarYX7YC&q=Parshvanatha+four+vows&pg=PA158|title=Students' Britannica India|date=2000|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-0-85229-760-5|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Izawa>{{cite journal|first=A.|last=Izawa|date=2008|title=Empathy for Pain in Vedic Ritual|journal=Journal of the International College for Advanced Buddhist Studies ({{transliteration|ja|Kokusai Bukkyōgaku Daigakuin Daigaku}})|volume=12|pages=78–81}}</ref> No other [[Indian religions|Indian religion]] has developed the non-violence doctrine and its implications on everyday life as much as has Jainism.{{sfn|Sethia|2004|p=2}}{{sfn|Dundas|2002|pp=176–177}}{{sfn|Winternitz|1993|pp=408–409}}