Environmental Doctrines of Jainism

Author(s): S M Jain
Publisher: S M Jain

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'सब्बे सियास माणं हिदंय गभो व सव्वसत्याण। सब्वेसि वदगुणाणं पिंडो सारो अहिंसा हु 1179017
- Bhagavati Aradhana "In this universe there is nothing smaller than an atom and nothing bigger than space, similarly there is no vow greater than non violence. It is heart of all and source of all scriptures and essence of all vows."
"अंहिसा लक्षणो धर्मः | 18/31|
- Jnanarnava
"Non violence is the identity of religion". "अंहिसा भूतानां जगति विदितं ब्रह्म परमं ।।
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar "Non violence is like highest enlightened state (Brahma)". "अंहिसैव संसार - भरावमृत सरणिहः। ।।2/5011
-Yogashastral "Non violence is like spring of nectar in the desert of worldliness".
In Jainism non-violence has very extensive and intensive connotations with minutest details. It is not limited to any particular life form, human beings or his domestic animals but covers all life forms from minutest microbe to biggest and also to earth forms (including soils and minerals), water-forms, air-forms, energy-forms and all plant-forms. It is not only not killing or not hurting bodily but in even not thinking mentally about violence and also not speaking violent harsh words. Non violence should be observed in mind (thoughts), speech and body activity. Observance of violence is not restricted to violence from commitment of violence by one-self but includes not asking or instigating violence by others and also not to approve violence being committed by others.
“संकल्पात्कृतकारित-मननाद्योगत्रयस्य चरसत्वान। न हिनस्ति यत्तदाहु, स्थूलवधाद्विरमणं निपुणा। 153 ।।
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar
"Non violence is not committing violence by any of the nine modes i.e. mind, speech and body and each of these by one-self, others or even acquiescing violence by others."
"तेसिं अच्छणजोएण, निच्चंहोयव्वं सिया। मणसा काय वक्केण एवं हवइ संजए 118/31r
___- Dashavaikalik Sutra "No harm to any life-form should be committed through mind, speech and body by abiding person." “सब्वभूददया परमोधम्मो ||71111
- Bhagavati Aradhana "Compassion and kindness for all is non-violence and highest form of religion." "सव्वेहिं भूयहिं दयाणुकंपी ।।21/3।।"
- Uttaradhyayan Sutra "One should be kind and compassionate to all life-forms." "वाक चित्ततनुभिर्यत्र न स्वन्येऽपि प्रवत्तने। चरस्थिराड्.गनां घातस्यदाद्यं व्रतमीरितम् | 18/811
- Jnanamava "Not killing and doing no harm to any life-form by all the three modes of mind, speech and body even in dream is non-violence."
"प्राणिनां तत्र षण्णां व रक्षणं मनसा तथा वचसा वपुषारव्यातं प्रथमं स्नान्महाव्रतम् 119/83||"
___- Pandava Purana ___ "To protect all life-forms from any harm in thoughts (mind), by speech and body is great vow of non-violence".
"एका जीवदयैकत्र परत्र सकलाः क्रियाः। परं फलं तु सर्वत्र कृषेश्चिन्तामणेरिवः 11134/28411
- Bhavapahud Tika