An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide: Himsa In Making A Living (Aarambhi Himsa)

In some cases, himsa committed in the name of earning a living, in business and in investment, for example, exceeds and surpasses many other kinds of himsa in intensity, magnitude, and the number of living creatures affected or harmed.

Please note that many of the examples mentioned here are meant only to create a personal dialog and self-introspection and do not mean that all Jains, or even a majority of the Jains, engage is these practices.