Even the life of vermin is sacred, and must not be taken.
The good Jain wipes off a seat before using it, lest he cause the death of-some valueless insect by sitting down on it.

It grieves him to have to drink water, because the provisions in his stomach may not agree with the microbes.

Yet India invented Thuggery and the Suttee.

India is a hard country to understand.

We went to the temple of the Thug goddess, Bhowanee, or Kali, or Durga.