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'''''Parasparopagrahoપરસ્પરોગ્રહો જીવનમ્ Jivanam''''' (Sanskrit: परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम् ''Parasparopagraho Jīvānām'') is a Sanskrit sutra or aphorism of the [[Jain text]] of [[Tattvarthasutra|Tattvārthasūtra]] [5.21]. It is translated as: ''Souls render service to one another''.<ref>{{cite book | last =Tatia | first = Nathmal (tr.) | title =Tattvārtha Sūtra: That Which Is of Vācaka Umāsvāti | publisher =Rowman Altamira | year =1994 | location =Lanham, Maryland | language =Sanskrit - English | isbn =0761989935 }} p.131</ref> It is also translated as: ''All life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence.''<ref>{{cite book | last =Sangave | first =Dr. Vilas A. | title =Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture | publisher =Popular Prakashan | year =2001 | location =Mumbai | isbn =8171548393 }} p. 123</ref> The etymological root of the phrase ''Parasparopagraho Jivanam'' lies in the compound of three Sanskrit words: ''paraspara'' (mutual), ''upagraha'' (assistance) and ''[[jiva]]'' (living beings—''jivanam'' is plural of ''jiva''). This sutra has also been accepted as motto of [[Jainism]].

The aphorism ''Parasparopagrahoપરસ્પરોગ્રહો Jīvānām''જીવનમ્ has been accepted as motto of Jainism.<ref>{{cite book | title =Encyclopedia of Jainism (Edited by Nagendra Kr. Singh) | publisher =Anmol Publications | location =New Delhi | isbn =8126106913 | year =2001 }} pp.2926-27</ref> It stresses the philosophy of non-violence and ecological harmony on which the Jain ethics and doctrine—especially the doctrines of [[Ahimsa in Jainism|Ahmisa]] and [[Anekantavada]]—are based. This motto is inscribed in [[Devanagari]] script at the base of the symbol of Jainism wihich was adopted by all sects of Jainism while commemorating the 2500th anniversary of [[Nirvana (Jainism)|nirvana]] of [[Mahavira]].