Bhagavana Mahavira and his Relevance in Modern Times

Author(s): Narendra Bhanavat, Prem Suman Jain, V P Bhatt
Publisher: Akhil Bharat Varshiya Sadhumargi Jain Sangh

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Mahāvira and His Relevance
Now a stage has come when different cultures of the world are coming nearer so that there is possibility of formation of the conception of world-culture. This conception of world-culture embodies better human understanding for human values especially when many great powers of the world are striving to dominate other nations in their interest and fully exploit all opportunities to achieve this goal. According to Dr. Radhakrishnan pursuit of wisdom, i. e, philosophical understanding of the nature of ultimate reality and the practice of love irrespective of distinctions of caste and creed and community these are the basis assumption of all living faiths.9 Mahāvira preached such philosophy by which some social order be established on the firm foundations of universal love and universal brother-hood, and spirit of altruism which are the basic principles of socialistic discipline of any age and of any country. It is our prime need of today so that social integration, national integration and international integration be achieved if Mahāvira's teachings of Ahimsā, charity to all, respect for all and non-possessiveness and other principles as said before are adhered to.
REFERENCES
1. "Role of Socialism in Development" by S. K. Iyer in the issue of Southern
Economist, Vol. X, No. 17-18, p. 15. 2. His book. Essential Unity of all Religions. p. 644 3. Uttara. pp. 7-16. 4. Nayadhammakaha, Chapter, XVI. 5. Reconstruction to Humanity. p. 48 6. See for his life in Acaranga, Gunapala's Maharira Carita. 7. Ibid. Page 19. 8. Foreword to Socialism in Indian Planning by Shriman Narayan. 9. Vide page XcIII of Essential unity of all Religions by Dr. Bhagavan Das.