Positive Non Violence

SR No.: 006917
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kanhaiyalal Lodha, Dalpatsingh Baya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 344
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 5 MB

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half millenniums ago have been proved true by the modern scientific research. Here, the message of the Lord is loud and clear - whereas the ordained ascetics are bound by their vows to refrain from any kind of violence - physically, mentally and verbally as well as by themselves, through others and by approval - towards these lesser forms of life, the householders must also be careful when dealing with this form of life and be minimally violent towards them and that, too, of necessity. This minimalism will be possible only by realising the pain that they too suffer when subjected to violence. On understanding the consciousness of the vegetational life, we must also realise that fire, air, water and earth also possess similar consciousnesses and that as far as possible we must be non-violent towards them also.
ALL CREATURES LIKE LIFE AND PLEASURE Savve pāṇā piāuyā, suhasāyā dukkhapaḍikūlā, appiyavaha piyajīviņo, jīviukāmā | Savvesim jiviyam piyaṁ nāiväejja kañcaṇa || - Acārānga, 1.2.3
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That is, All living beings love their lives, all like pleasure and dislike pain, they do not like to be killed or hurt and like life, and desire to live on; all creatures love life on all accounts. Therefore, no creature should be hurt or killed.
Savve jiva vi icchanti, jīvium na marijjium |
Tamkā pāṇivahaṁ ghoraṁ, nigganthā vajjayanti ṇaṁ ||
- Daśavaikālika, 6.11
That is, - All living beings desire to live on, none wishes to die. Therefore, all knotless-detached monks forsake terrible violence towards
all living beings.
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Ajjhattham savvao savvam, dissa pāṇe piyāue |
Na hane panino pāṇe, bhayaverão uvarae ||
- Uttaradhyayana, 6.7
Positive Non-Violence