The Allegory of the Blind Men and the Elephant Illustrates

question 3

Multiple Choice

The allegory of the blind men and the elephant illustrates the Jain teaching that __________.

• A) animals are vehicles for the gods
• B) elephants and blind men never forget
• C) knowledge is limited by one's karmic situation
• D) if you have done it to the least of the creatures, you have done it to me
• E) there is none so blind as he who will not see

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