Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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HHO of the birth of human being is more and above the God. The centre point of the whole world is Manav. This Manav has performed demon like act some time. Violence, slaughter of animal and sacrifice of animal are given the forms of religion. Injustice is framed into justice and given prominence. Though the non-violence is the natural religion of the human being. Some times violence occures on the excuse of sacrifice, ritual rites, hunting and non-vegeterianism. The worthless efforts to obtain godly and divine pleasurs through such bad actions, exposes the demon form of the Manav. The gods and goddessess are the parents and life protector of entire animal world. Their feelings, towards entire living species, is identical, is it possible that they for the sake satisfying themselves, fulfill the wishes, giving consent to such cruel, violent and mean acts of performer of ritual rites?
Some stupid and illiterate persons take vow, when their only beloved son falls ill, that pray and keep vow to goddess' they would sacrifies goat etc; if their son turns normal,' and if that son turn gets normal because of life and good merits, they slaughter the goat with crulty and sacrifice it before the goddess, what is the meaning of such beliefs? can it be summarised as
माता पासे बेटा मांगे, कर बकरे का साटा ।
अपना पूता खिलावन चाहे पूत दूजे का काटा । Goat in exchange of the son. How deadly injustified such bad act to keep our son safe and sound while killing the son of else. (infant of goat) This is the demon like exposure of Manav.
There exists good (Ram) and bad (Ravan) behaviours in the minds of Manav, which makes Manav a true Manav. Whose humanity spreads fregrance. It is a symbol of Ram, where non-attachment, forgivness, non-selfishness, courtsy and sym