Editing Vegetarianism (section)

===Jainism===
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[[File:Jain Vegetarianism Illustration.jpg|thumb|The food choices of Jains are based on the value of [[Ahimsa|Ahimsa (non-violence)]].]]
Followers of [[Jainism]] believe that all living organisms, including microorganisms, are living and have a soul, and have one or more senses out of five senses. They go to great lengths to minimise any harm to any living organism. Most Jains are lacto-vegetarians, but more devout Jains do not eat root vegetables, because they believe that root vegetables contain many more microorganisms as compared to other vegetables, and that, by eating them, violence against these microorganisms is inevitable. They therefore prefer eating beans and fruits, whose cultivation involves killing fewer microorganisms. No products obtained from already-dead animals are allowed because of potential violence against decomposing microorganisms.<ref>[http://www.jainstudy.org/JSC6.02-Vegetarianism.htm "Vegetarianism Good For The Self And Good For The Environment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101203447/http://www.jainstudy.org/JSC6.02-Vegetarianism.htm |date=January 1, 2016 }} at The Jain Study Circle</ref><ref>[http://www.vsc.org/spiritual.htm "Spiritual Traditions and Vegetarianism"] at the Vegetarian Society of Colorado website. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301215408/http://www.vsc.org/spiritual.htm |date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref> Some particularly dedicated individuals are [[fruitarianism|fruitarians]].<ref>Matthews, Warren: ''World Religions'', 4th edition, Belmont: [[Thomson/Wadsworth]] 2005, p. 180. {{ISBN|0-534-52762-0}}</ref> Honey is forbidden, being the regurgitation of nectar by bees <ref>{{cite web|author=Noah Lewis|title=Why honey is not vegan|website=vegetus.org|url=http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm|access-date=December 30, 2015|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105235044/http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and potentially containing eggs, excreta and dead bees. Many Jains do not consume plant parts that grow underground such as roots and bulbs, because the plants themselves and tiny animals may be killed when the plants are pulled up.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jainism Sect |website=JainUniversity.org |url=http://www.jainuniversity.org/jainism.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002010300/http://www.jainuniversity.org/jainism.aspx}}</ref>