Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa lence and non-violence of special importance because it has direct relationship with non-veg. and veg. food respectively.
According to supporters of vegetarian food, a question of numbers related to violence and non-violence is not of prime importance. There is importance of development of sensual as well as spritituality of the animals. Not only this but a new dimension is given to the question of violence and non-violence believing house hold life coupled with small violence as absolute, as mentioned in Sutra Kritang.
Therefore, the relation of non-violence is being joined internally compared to externally. With reference to the wisdom of violence and non-violence mental stage of the achiever is considered to be more important than external incidents. However, such imagination of Buddhism has been criticised in Adrak chapter of Sutra Krutang, that a question related to violence and non-violence depends upon the mental stage of the person and not on external incidents. But according to Jaina traditional scriptures, the mental stage is considered to be the base of wisdom of violence and non-violence. One thing is unanimously agreed upon, in Jaina canons that violence which is non-attached and non-passionate and performed in external form, is practically not a violence. Expected cruel mental state at the time of violence that is equally considered to be cruel therefore more cruelty is expected, of violence, in the sequence, i.e. botanical materials-Animalsmankind. Hence the originator of Jain religion, Lord Rishabhdeva, gave importance to the farming, to make human life more simpler and pure and achieved its development from all directions.
The responsibilities of vegetarian is more expected over non-veg. Because vegetarians, themselves could not encouraged non-vegetarians towards vegetarian foods. A faithful vegetarian, should impress over non-vegetarian towards negative and prohibited factors of non-veg. foods, providing them