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________________ 12 SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE concept of sacrifice as meaning the actions which are adopted for furthering social good. In Gita we find at various places strong disapproval of Vedic rituals and emphasis on the above referred interpretation of the concept of "sacrifice:".One belief is that Shri Krishna's brother Shri Balabhadra was the only great warrior of his time who did not join the Mahabharat war because he was an ardent follower of the Shramana tradititon of non violence. He was considered invincible in "Gada-yuddha". (Mace war fare) and was the teacher of Mahabharat heroes Bhima and Duryodhana, in art of Gada - Yuddha. Thus the Shramana tradition had greatly influenced the Indian society even in the age of Mahabharata. However, the concept of nonviolence gathered a great momentum in 6 th century B. C. with the advent of Lord Mahavira and Lord Buddha. The author of Gita has taken great pains to synthesize and harmonize all difficult trends of philosophical thinking of contemparary society but has made no direct Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006716
Book TitleShrimad Bhagavad Gita
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorT U Mehta
PublisherSastu Sahitya Mudranalaya Trust Ahmedabad
Publication Year2011
Total Pages450
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size14 MB
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