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TIRTHANKARA MAHAVIRA AND HIS SARVODAYA TIRTHA
ahimsa. But such is not the interpretation given in life. A timely death without any external cause is not called himsā nor is normally life called ahımsā Many living beings die from natural calamities, like earth-quake, flood, etc., but that is not called himsā. I hus 18 refuted the above, viz death is himsā and life ahimsā.
So far as it is a question of killing or saving, Acarya Kundakunda draws our attention to the following in Santayasāra:
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jo mannadı hinsāmı ya himsijjāmi ya parehim sattelin so müdho anņāņi ņānī eto du vivarīdo 247 āukkhayena maranam jīvānam jinavarehim pannattam äum na haresi tumam kaha te maranam kayam tesim āukkhayena maranam jīvānam jinavarehim pannattam āum na harantı tuham kaha te maranam kayam tehim jo mannadı jāvemi ya jīvijāmi ya parehim sattehim So müdho annānī nānī eto du vivarzdo 250 äüdayena jīvadi jīvo evam bhananti savyanhū āum ca no desi tumam kaham taye jīviyanı kayam tesim āūdayeņa jīvadi jīvo evam bhaṇantı savvanhū āum ca na deiti tuham kaham ņu te jīviyam kayam tehim
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One who accepts that he kills others and others kill him is foolish and ignorant The wise accepts the reverse of it.
When karma giving life-span ends, the living being dies—this has been ordained by the leading most Jina You cannot deprive others of their karma giving life-span. Then how do you cause them death ?
When karma giving life span ends, the living being dies_this has been ordained by the leading most Jina. Others do not deprive you of your span of life. Then how do they cause you death ?
The living being who thinks that he keeps others alive and others keep him alive is a fool and ignorant. The wise accept the reverse of it
