Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa
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tions are the qualities of non-violence. Any quality from the aforesaid is cultivated to such extent, the quality of nonviolence appears in the soul to that extent.
In this way, Lord Mahavira has told in Uttara
dhyayan.
'समया सव्वभूएसु, सत्तु - मित्तेसु वा जगे ।
पाणाइवाय विरई, जावज्जीवाए दुक्करं ॥ (Uttara. A.19, g.25)
To behave in equal manners towards foes and friends in the whole world, is called the non-violence. In such a nonviolence state, or while remaining in composure and renounce the tendency of causing pains to all the animals-small or big, renouncing all kinds of violence, is difficult to maintain and cultivate the same throughout the life.
TYPES OF VIOLENCE:
Lord Mahavira had framed several levels to understand non-violence. These levels are dependent on the situation. He has divided the violence in four categories.
(1) Sankalpi
(2) Aarambhi
(3) Udhyogi (4) Virodhi
Violence which is performed knowingly with specific intention is known as Sankalpi violence. This type of violence is offensive violence. For every human being it is prohibhited. It can be controlled with strong will power. This violence is the result of revengeful tendency-spite. It has always negative result, because it is always performed to cause pains and torture to others.
Arambhi violence is the violence carried out to cater daily requirements. To run practical maintainance of the life and the society, the activities of such violence is called