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In nutshell we can say that in Jaina Philosophy there is a great spiritual leap but the take-off is from the firm ground of Ahimsā and it penetrates through the sphere of ethical or moral rules. In Indian environment, ethics did not flourish as a separate branch but the Indian thinkers never thought of bypassing ethics. Actually their journey can be designated as 'from ethics to metaethics'.
References 1) Gītārahasya (Marathi), Kesari Prakashan, pp.49-50 2) Adipurana 38.45 3) Studies in Indian Moral philosophy, page 23 4) ffcalpi4a 1.4, page 9
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