Sakaratmak Ahimsa

SR No.: 002119
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kanhaiyalal Lodha
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 1996
Total Pages: 404
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Yoga
File Size: 17 MB

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Positive Contents of Jinism'
Joharimal Parakh
While introducing his famous book गीतारहस्य अथवा कर्मORTTIFA Lokmanya Tilak has vividly described how his mind used to revolt when he started reciting Srimad Bhagwad Geeta for his aged sick father. He could not agree with the traditional commentators of Geeta that its principal and only prescription is renunciation of activity. Similarly while reading Jain scriptures some such identical becomes my mental state of affairs qua the interpretation of true nature of Jain Philosophy, because the long established view point is that Jinism mostly teaches abstainment from activity. Sir, whether this charge of negativism is proved against Geeta or not, is a separate question. but with all humility it can be said that it does not survive as far as Jinism is concerned. Therefore, the theme of today's talk is to establish that even as per the strict canonical view point Jain religion and its philosophy are much more positive than negative. I may be excused for doing this advocacy entirely on the basis of Jain Agamas because much credence cannot and should not be given to the words of non-omniscients of the later age.
The various schools of religious thoughts have been classified into four main groups viz., (i) fafararet (Activists); (ii) fumarat (Non activists or passives); (iii) facant (Devotionals-bhakti margees) and (iv) waarat (Nescients).
Jains take a very definite position that a mundane self
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Talk delivered on 21st November 1982 at the meeting of Mahaveer International, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)