<P> One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other beings who also desire happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter . </P> <P> Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful . </P> <P> Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill . </P> <P> The Golden Rule is paramount in the Jainist philosophy and can be seen in the doctrines of Ahimsa and Karma . As part of the prohibition of causing any living beings to suffer, Jainism forbids inflicting upon others what is harmful to oneself . </P>

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is often called 'the golden rule'