Ahimsa and Jainism

Author(s): Vijayvallabhsuri
Publisher: Vallabhsuri Smarak Nidhi

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It is no longer the temporary defeat of some or the victory of other powers, but the very survival of the human race and civilisation that is at stake now. This was realised by 29 Asian and African nations, assembled at Bandung in 1955, where the spiritual principles of the Panch. shila or five rules of moral conduct, were accepted by the representatives. And now that peace is again threatened by another disastrous global war, we may seek world co-operation in the cause of Ahimsa. The finest monument to the memory of the architect of Indian freedom would be a university of Non-violence maintained by the Universities Grants Commission and supported by the Gandhi Snarak Nidhi. It would benefit not only India and Asia but the whole world hankering after peace and security, both denied us by our exploiting economics and bellicose politics. Both these disruptive forces could be controlled, if we could plan a broad humanistic education with Non-possessiveness (aparigraha) and Non-violence as guiding principles. May the world listen to the eternal voice of India, Ahimsa Paramo Dharma (Non-violence is the supreme virtue.).