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Philosophical Aspect of Non-violence
Dr. Bashistha Narayan Sinha If not exaggerated, the theory of Non-violence is the best achievement of human mind, which may also be known as the principle of love. As it has been highlighted in the Mahābhārata :
"ahiṁsākojñānatrptaḥ sa Brahmāsanamarhati.”
The person who follows the path of Non-violence and is satisfied with knowledge ( Jñāna ) is considered worthy to enjoy the respect of sitting on the Brahmā's chair. Non-violence is the foundation-stone of the world-culture. So almost all traditions of philosophy, religion, ethics, sociology, political-science and economics which intend to see this world with harmony and happiness, have propounded and propagated this theory in their own different ways. Vedic Philosophy and Non-violence
The Vedic tradition is based on the Vedic literatures such as the Vedas, the Upanişads, the Sūtras, the Smộtis, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata, the Gītā, etc. in which Vedic philosophy has been introduced and interpreted. The Vedic philosophy has the following four stages :
(i) Naturalistic Anthropomorphic Polytheism, (ii) Monotheism, (iii ) Henotheism, (iv) Monism.
The Naturalistic Anthropomorphic Polytheism begins in the Vedas and step by step it has developed as the Monism in Upanişads. In the Naturalistic Anthropomorphic Polytheism various parts and powers of nature which affect the human life are worshipped as deties. In the Monotheism only one God is considered to be the supreme-power and other gods and godesses are said to be his
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