First, (a) relate the story of the blind people who are asked to describe an elephant, and explain how the story may be used to illustrate Jain ideals; next, (b) describe some of the typical practices of Jain laypeople, and explain how these principles affect decisions about one's occupation and other activities.

 

Jainism is an Indian religion teaching a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through disciplines and nonviolence to all living creatures. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself. If we relate it to the parable of The Blind Men and The Elephant is that humans have a tendency to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience as they ignore other people's limited, subjective experiences which may be equally true.

Jainism laypeople has a great vow also known as "Ascetism" that practice of the denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal to avoid injuring any life-form, lying, stealing, having sexual intercourse, or accepting personal possessions. All Jain renunciants must exercise the three guptis (care in thought, speech, and action) and the five samitis (types of vigilance over conduct). Principles of Jain affects their followers decision to be more serious in life. To live in this world without violence in any living or non-living creature.