Key teachings on trade, taxation, contracts, wealth, or ethics. for jain agamas
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Here are the core Jain teachings from the Agamas that apply to trade, taxation, contracts, wealth, and ethics, kept simple and true to Jain doctrine:
- Ahimsa in commerce
- Satya (truthfulness)
- Asteya (non-stealing)
- Aparigraha (non-attachment to wealth)
- Samyak Ajiva (right livelihood)
- Ethics of contracts and dealings (Achar)
- Use of wealth for good
- Taxation and public responsibility
Notes on tradition
- These principles are taught across Jain Āgamas and later Jain ethical literature. The emphasis is on non-violence, truthfulness, self-control, and restraint in wealth, with right livelihood as a guiding frame for laypeople and merchants.
- Differences between Digambara and Śvētāmbara readings exist on certain textual details, but the main ethical thrust—non-harming, honesty, non-attachment, fair dealing, and responsible use of wealth—remains common to both.