Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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is done, that is illogical. Here the relation of Violence is established with the soul. But the reality is that the Violence occurs to life and not to the soul. Therefore the number of lives of those animals are more, means those who possess more developed biological strength, and hence their killing is more cruel. The killing of animals compared to botanical leaves and trees etc, the killing of manushya compared to animals involves more expected cruelty. The killing of manushya, therefore, will be treated more cruel and of mean level because of intensity of kashayas or violent feelings.
The practical approach in the Violence as well as nonviolence depends upon the mental tendency of the killer besides, external happenings.
Jaina thoughts have prevailed over the customary philosophy of Gita and the Bauddha towards external parts. It believes that whatever generally present in thoughts, and what is internally present, that appears in the custom except some exceptional stages. It has not accepted duality view point related to internal and external or ideas and customs. According to its view point as there is non-violence tendency exists externally, external violence is nothing but deceive, doubt and self praise.
NON-ATTACHMENT-MOTHER OF NON VIOLENCE:
Non-attachment is a good form of attachment. Attachment towards I and mine and spite towards others is change of state. Affection towards all living creatures of the world is called civilization. And attachment towards soul only is normal state. Normal state of this attachment is good one. The thing which is not related to external world, the attachment, which flow above the external world and spread in the internal world, is called non-attachment. A love towards worldly matters is attachment. Highest internal goal and love towards some highest purpose is non-attachment. One can