【我信故我在】耆那教徒“不杀生” 连微生物也避免伤害 | The Jainism doctrine of "no killing" avoids harming even the microbes

耆那教（Jainism）是一个新加坡较少听闻以印族为主的宗教。它始于公元前六世纪，和佛教差不多同一时期甚至更早诞生。

在印度有一批非常虔诚的耆那教苦行僧，他们穿着白色衣服，甚至不穿鞋子，避免不自觉地踏到虫蚁。苦行僧随身会带着一把小扫帚，用来扫去地上的虫蚁或微生物后，才铺一块白布坐在上面念经。念经时他们会用一小块白布遮住嘴巴，避免吐出的口气，杀害空气中的微生物。

新加坡没有苦行僧，但信徒在家膜拜冥想时，也会先用小扫帚扫地，念经时会用白布遮住嘴巴。他们每天也会拨出48分钟静思冥想，这段时间得坐在一块白布上不移动，根据自己灵魂的需要，阅读、朗诵或念经。

耆那教在饮食方面比茹素者更严格，不可食用根茎类植物，如马铃薯、姜和蒜头。他们认为，植物根茎包含大量微生物，这也等同于杀生，而且把这类植物连根拔起时，会殃及周边的植物和虫蚁等等。

耆那教徒平日切菜时，还是会跟蔬菜说：“对不起！对不起！对不起！”　对教徒来说，这样还是对蔬菜造成了伤害，但为了果腹，不得不吃它们。

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Title：The Jainism doctrine of "no killing" avoids harming even the microbes

Jainism is a lesser known religion in Singapore. It started in the sixth century BC, around the same time as Buddhism's emergence or even earlier.

There is a group of very devout Jain ascetics in India who wear only white clothing with no shoes to avoid stepping on insects. The ascetics carry a small broom to sweep away insects or microorganisms from the floor before laying a piece of white cloth for themselves to sit and chant. They cover their mouths with a small piece of white cloth while chanting to avoid exhaling breath that could kill microorganisms in the air.

In Singapore, there are no ascetics, but devotees also use a small broom to sweep the floor before they worship and meditate. They cover their mouths with a white cloth when they chant. They set aside 48 minutes a day to meditate, sit still, read, recite or chant.

Jains are even stricter than normal vegetarians in their diets. They do not consume root plants such as potatoes, ginger and garlic. They believe that plant roots contain a large number of microorganisms, and when these plants are uprooted, the surrounding plants and insects would be affected.

The Jains will also apologize to the vegetables before cutting them. This is because the Jains believe that the vegetables would still get "hurt". Nonetheless, the Jains will still eat the vegetables for sustenance.

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