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The Image of Indian Ethology minds, the mental powers are necessarily emaciated. To become one of the crowd is a mean life which nobody laments. Bradely has clarified it. To be wholly moral, even though in mud the aspirant has to be above it like the lotus plant. To translate the ideal into practice the mundane baggage has to be discarded-Jainism syas that virtues and sins both bind. In Bondage there is no freedom. It is incumbent on man to break the shackles and make his life truly memorable. So says Buddhism, Virtue and sin, goodness and badness are caused by our ego, attachment and pride. These are limitations to be overcome, but the condition is that there should be no rancour. In India it has been recognised full well that the taste of sugar is known because of salt. Virtue that is cloistered and fearful is no achievement. One cannot be moral overnight. It requires strong will, perseverance, steadfastness and firmness that makes us stand in good stead. A disciplined life alone can proceed apace, leaving the teeming multitude behind. Our culture signifies the welfare of one and all. Ours is the concept of world brotherhood which is beyond the pale of politicians. The Indian view had never been lopsided. We have always tried to coordinate view inorder to reach a happy compromise. Jainism views all angles pros-and-cons of all things without which there will be conflict and strife. Non-absolutism has been its pillar which has never failed mankind.
Reference:
Uttaradhyanacrņi; 3.
1.
2. Hitopadeśa; 25.
3. Acaranga, 1/114; Dasavaikalika. 417.
4.
Gita, 2/6-8.
5. Acaranganiryukti; 219.
6.
Mūlācāra, 202.
7.
Uttaradhyayana, 28/11. Acaranganiryukti, 189.
8.
9.
Gită, 3/5.
10. Visuddhimagga, qutoed in Buddha and other Philosophies Part I,
p.511
11. See Nītī Pravesikā. P.-21.
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| SR No. | 525036 |
| Book Title | Sramana 1999 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shivprasad |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 1999 |
| Total Pages | 166 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 6 MB |