Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Non-violence-An universal principle ac
knowledged by all religions. The man kind possesses five natural religions. Each and every religious philosophy accepted the same. It is identical for the entire mankind. A member of any caste, creed, religion and country may not accept an act of theft, greed, speaking lie and non-observance of celibacy.
पंचैतानि पवित्राणि सर्वेषां धर्माचारिणाम् ।
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं त्यागो मैथुन वर्जनम् ॥ Meaning: Each religion and all the philosophers have considered, non-violence, truth, non-theft, renunciation and for saking of celibacy as pious. Because, these five religions are natural religions of the mankind. Non-violence enjoys significant place among them.
Every one believes in the principle of non-violence. However the activity of violence has increased and continuously risen, because of multiple temptations, such as, ignorance of scientific-religious, scientific fascination, hobby and to satifys trifling tendency of pride. “ HI YHTET !' It is a matter of deep thinking that those who consider non-violence as the best religion, how they would be maintaing the same in their own lives. More over certain religions advocate for animal sacrifice, such act can also be considered as the opposition to the religion.
More or less, each religion, religious volumes and religious preacher of the world has given prime importance to non-violence and therefore, detailed descriptions, both quantitative and qualitativewise, available for non violence in the history of man kind, is unavailable for any other subject. An