Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa King Rama, with the criticism from ordinary washerman, exiled preganant sita, without any kind of publicity and advertisement. Sita, a chaste wife, stayed at the Ashram of saint in forest region and gave birth to the sons. This is an example of mental exploitation.
It is the forms of exploitations, to get more work from the labourers working in the mills and agriculture fields, without bothering cold, heat wave and rainy season, engage them in drugary, paying less reward at the time of making payment. INTENSITY OF VIOLENCE :
A question is poised here, that the actions such as, eating, drinking, rising, speaking, walking etc are Violent, therefore the life may be called sinful. A solution is available in our religious volumes, for this subject.
Once Gautama asked Lord Mahavira, “Bhante ! This life is sinful. There are several activities, such as, walking-rising, speaking, sitting as well as eating and drinking are to be taken care of in daily routine life. Then there would be sin in every activity. Therefore, we find sin, sin and sin every where. Hence kindly show such path, which allows the life to live without sin.”.
Lord replied, "Gautama ! to walk, to eat, to speak, to sleep, such actions are not sins, But only condition is that all these activities are to be carried out with wisdom, then there is neither sin in the external activities of the life nor the good merits. Sin appears where wisdom declines. If any activity is performed through discourtsey, if life is lived with the decline of politeness and wisdom, then the sin is everywhere. But if these acts are done through politeness, wisdom and restraints and the life is lived then there are no sins and life is happy one. While replying with such straight and simple answer the lord explained that the real examination of religion and non-violence is wisdom. Non-violence appears where