Ahimsa Mimansa

Author(s): Kanubhai Sheth, Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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Ahimsa Mimamsa wounded and rivers of blood flown in the war. The reign of violence was established. Though Hitler did not take part directly in this war, then the sin of such heironeous mass killing of the man was not on his head? Hitler declared that he did not go to the war fields, did not fire bullet, did not fight the war then why the sin on his head ? But no. One thing is crystal clear that the violence is dependant on the wiser counsel as well as more or less conception of related sinful act. It is impossible to ascertain an external creiteria for nonviolence. This is the question for the support of violences. Some time one does not involve own self in violence, nor get it done through some one, nor give consent, but when support then....? Say some fighting, quarreling going on. Both the parties are fighting vigorously and the third one, who is only a spectator, gets excited and praises, becomes happy believeing that he saw a show free of cost today. When he thinks that it is good, some one is beaten up, he is fit for that, he should be beaten up more and some more...at that time, that spectator, made his mind wicked, without purpose in other's matter unnecessarily. What those two fighters had in their minds, is known to both of them but the spectator made his mind wicked.
Wiser counsel can save from the flow of sin. There exists chiefness of additional sin, where is discourtsey, illiteracy, dogmatism and obstinacy.
Lord Mahavira, therefore, affirmed” Remain in awakened state at every moment, life is only awakened state."
A question arises here. There is a person who is performer of total non-violence. Say he is the king. Entire responsibility of the kingdom rest on his head. He maintains adequately and suitably the several responsibilities, such as very well arranged areas of kingdom, maintainance of kingdom and the protection of the people. What will that non