uct for Jains lie five great vows: 1) nonviolence or ahimsa; 2) truthfulness or satya; 3) non-stealing or asteya; 4) chastity or brahmacharya; and 5) non-possession/non-attachment or aparigraha ("Lord Mahavir and Jain Religion," 1). Jains hold these five vows at the center of their lives, directing themsel