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Right, good, ought/duty cannot be separated. Practicing ahimsā both as means and end is the key. Acts are logically prior to rules and the rightness of the action is situational. Principle to be observed is to attain maximum balance of non-violence (ahimsā) over violence (himsā) as the right-making characteristic. Maximum balance of ahimsă includes all parties involved (including the family, donors (organs etc included), medical practitioners, society, government etc). Similarly considerations like emotional impact, economics, environment and the future implications of the act on all concerned is to be kept in mind.
Bibliography: 1. Ratnakaranda-śrāvakācāra by Samantabhadra, Commentry by Dr. Panna Lal Jain 2. (i) Tattvārtha Sūtra by Umāsvāti. Commentary by Srutasāgar and English translation by
Shugan C Jain (ii) Sthānānga, Ed. Madhukar Muni, Agam Prakashan Samiti, Beawar
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