Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa. for the same. Their organs, such as nail, teeth and jaws are specially designed and suitable for non-veg. food. Vegetarian persons perspire, while non-veg. person do not perspire. The digesting system of non-veg person is suitable for non-veg. food. The length of their intestine is short. If man thus becomes non-vegetarian, his own body does not suit to nonveg. food. Non-veg. foods are forbidden by the Laukik (Popular) religions of Indian civilization.
अस्थिन वसति रुद्रश्व मांसे चास्ति जनादनः ।
शुक्रे वसति ब्रह्माच, तस्मान्मांसं न भक्ष्येत ॥ Meaning :-Mahadev resides in bones, Vishnu in meat and Brahma in seminal fluid, therefore, flash and meat should not be taken as food.
It is great sin to eat meat of others. Where does justice stay if someone is killed to protect own life.
The heart of non-vegetarian first turns demon like because while killing some one the natural campassion destroys from the killer therefore killer becomes, sinner and more cruel.
Non-veg. food is injurious to health, besides, it kills the essence of moral and compassion. Several fatal diseases such as Cancer. T. B. Stone, Intestine problems, Paralysis etc. are produced
Some one may argue that there is violence in vegetarian foods. There too is violence of either animal or botanical Matters but this is not proper, as we saw earlier, the relation of violence is not with the soul but with the life. Therefore, the development of biological power of those animals are more. Their violence is more cruelsome. While accepting the level of variety of this violence is constructive form of non-violence can be as certained. A question related to vio