Answer

Yes, your concern is valid.

In Jain Dharma, making someone feel inferior, impure, rejected, or “untouchable” is wrong because it can create himsa through thoughts, words, and behavior.

Explanation

Jain Dharma teaches:

• Every soul is equal in its true nature.
• No one should be hurt through ego, disgust, hatred, or humiliation.
• Purity should be practiced for self-discipline, not to insult others.

So if a religious practice, food rule, cleanliness rule, or personal boundary is followed in a way that makes another person feel degraded, then the spirit of Jain Dharma is being missed.

There is a difference between:

• Practicing personal purity with humility
• Making another person feel impure or inferior

The first can be dharmic. The second becomes harmful.

Spiritual Understanding

A Jain should try to maintain both:

• External discipline — carefulness in food, conduct, vows, and cleanliness
• Internal purity — compassion, humility, non-ego, and respect for every soul

If our practice increases pride, judgment, or hurt, we should reflect deeply.

Takeaway

You can follow Jain discipline without making anyone feel untouchable. The right approach is:

“I am following this for my own vow and self-purification, not because you are lesser or impure.”