Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa tween the Pandavas and Duryodhana was due to the inspiration from Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna tried to stop the war. He himself became an envoy and went to the courtyard of Duryodhana. He tried several times to convince and cool down him. Explained to him the path of morality, justice, truth and requested him, on that basis, to provide only five villages to the Pandavas. But nothing of that kind could happen. Shri Krishna convinced the Pandavas to prepare for the war, convinced Arjuna too. Shri Krishna himself had to be ready helplessly for war. Arjuna, however, did not think it proper to fight against brothers, family members, respected elder one and threw away weapons and arms. Shri Krishna at that time parted divine knowledge to Arjuna and he was ready for the war. There was a triumph of truth, justice and morality. There was a Virodhi violence here too but as a part of duty.
There are several such examples available in the history of Indian civilization. One thing has to be made clear here that the accomplishment of non-violence is the balanced forms of situation, society, person and wisdom. If inter-related balance is not maintained there, the accomplishment of nonviolence will be spoiled. In this way it is impossible to halt totally Virodhi violence. NON VIOLENCE-DOES IT MEAN COWARDNESS?
Non-violence seems to be lame and weak to some people. They believe that the non-violence is the religion of cowards. Those who are coward, weak unable to defend, while wearing the rob of non-violence, they hide their weaknees keeping
& HT YHT Erf as shield. The rob of non-violence made the people weak and trapped in the bondage of dependance... but no, it is not like that. The truth is that, the non-violence of Jainism could not be propigated very well, so the people become weak, poor and caught in the bondage of slavery.