Mahavira:

All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.

— Mahavira Ancient

Founder of Jainism

From the Jain scriptures (Acharanga Sutra)

Circa 6th century BCE

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