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speaking false-hood etc., (sins) have only been exempli. fied for the knowledge of the students.” 42 i “Non-arising of attachment etc., is verily Ahimsa, while their arising is himsathis is the summary of the Jain scriptures." 44
“Doing, causing others to do, and consenting for doing and each through mind, body and speech is ninefold (himsa) ; total freedom from this is real Ahimsa, while the exceptional is of many sorts." 76.
"Having thus heard the doctrine of Ahimsa, they, who are unable to refrain from injury to immobiles, should at least give up the injury to mobiles." 75
"The house-holders possessing useful property may even injure the immobiles as least as possible ; they should also refrain from causing injury to other immobiles." 77
It should be noted that the monks and those laymen who take the vow of not performing any engage ments are careful in peotecting both mobiles and :immobiles; while the laymen engaged in different pursuits cannot give up occupational (ârambhi) injury; they can refrain from intentional (sankalpi) injury.
Intentional injury is useless killing such as animal sacrifice, hunting, killing for meat-eating, teasing crea. tures for sport, pleasure etc.
Occupational injury is of three kinds :
(1) Professional (Udyami) injury caused in following the justified six kinds of professions :-(1) Military,
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