Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa isms. Restraints and wisdom in enjoyments and sensual pleasures, are well accepted in Jaina way of life style. Spending uselessly the natural wealth and material of the protections of vegetarianism and wastage of water are stopped which is nourished of enviornmental equillibrium. CONSTRUCTIVE FORM OF NON-VIOLENCE
Non-violence is socially and practically related religion. Because it is for the removal of the pains of the people. Nonviolence is the external exposure of composure, while compsure is an element within non-violence, as well as it is base of non-violence. There are two forms of non-violence (1) Prohibitory and (2) essence appearing out of it.
Learned Jain saints have proclaimed in Jain religious volumes that all the animals desire bliss. Every body dislikes miseries, therefore no injury should be caused to others against their will, for our own miseries, this is called prohibitory violence.
We should value the feelings of others, we should be partnered in their miseries and to offer benefits of our facilities and wealth. This is constructive violence and affected violence. Such non-violence is known as pity or service.
Thus, to pity on, to offer compassion, to favour the others, that is called non-violence. A question rises here, to penalize guilty or sinner, does that termed as violence or non violence ? It may be generally believed that one who is punished, gets pains, his feelings are hurt then how can it be nonviolence ? Punishment is the form of violence. But it may not be that. There is very important place of acharyas in sanghas, elders in the family and king in country, they rule over their people pupils, punish them at the time of fault. It is their duty. If we understand a punishment, here, then the place of elder, king and Acharya may not remain that much