Environmental Doctrines of Jainism

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

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"In observing non-violence one should take carefully and with awareness water, wood, eatables etc. which are pure, clean, unadulterated without infestation by living beings ants, insects etc. This means that all these constituents of environment should be unpolluted". "बन्धवधच्छेदाति भारारोपणान्नपान निरोधाः 117/24||"
- Tatvarth Sutra "To tie and confine, to hunt on kill, to pierce nose, ear etc. to over load, not to give proper food and water, are transgressions of the vow of Non-violence."
"छेदनताडन बन्धाः भारस्यरोपणं समधिकस्य। पानान्नयोश्च रोधः पंचहिंसाव्रते स्यति ।[183 ।।"
__- Purusharth Siddhyupaya - "To pierce nose, ear etc., to beat and hurt to over load, not to give proper food and water timely are five transgression of the vow of Non-violence."
"छेदन बन्धनपीडनमतिभारारोपणं व्यतीचाराः। आहारवारणापि च, स्थूलवधाद् व्यपरते पच्चः ।।54 ||"
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar "To pierce nose, ears etc. of animals, confining them in a congested place and not allowing them to move around, to beat them with stick etc. put extra burden on them and not provide proper feeding are transgression of the vow of non-violence i.e. these should not be done".
Since non-violence is for all living beings, putting extra burden beyond carrying capacity on natural resources earth (soil, minerals), water-bodies, air-forms, energy-forms and plant-forms is also violence and should not be inflicted.
“परशुकृपाणखनित्रज्वलनायुधशृङ्ग हिङ्ख लादिनाम्। वधहेतुना दानं, हिंसादानं बुवन्त बुधा ।।771
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar
"To give armaments like sword etc. and various poisons in charity to persons intending violence is also forbidden in vow of non-violence".
"अमृतत्वहेतुभूतं परममहिंसारसायनं लबध्वा। अवलोक्य वालिशानामसमंजसमाकुलैर्न भवितव्य ।।7811 "कोनाम विशतिमोहं नयभंग विशारदानुपास्य गुरून। विदित जिनमतरहस्यः श्रयन्नहिंसा विशुद्धमतिः । 19011
___- Purusharth Siddhyupaya "Non-violence practiced with purity is chemical to get rid of karmas and get eternal salvation and is true path preached in Jainism." There are cunning people who propagate superstitions such as glorifying serving of meat, wine to guests and pseudo saints etc. there are others who mislead by performing so-called miracles (like producing fire by pouring glycerin calling it butter on potassium permanganate calling it powder of wood and other chemical reactions of sodium, phosphorus etc. of which common man are ignorant. The doctrine of Non-violence prohibits violence on any of these pretexts".
"हुतेण जे सिद्धिमुदाहरंति, सायं चं पायं अगणिं फुसंता। एवं सिया सिद्धि हवेज्ज तम्हा, अगणिं फसंता कुकम्मिणपि ।।7/1/13 ।।"
- Sutrakritanga "Those who advocate havans (burning butter, wood, cow dung, edibles) morning and evening as religions practices to achieve superhuman powers etc. are liars...".
"संति संपातिमा पाणा, आहच्च संपयंति य। अगणिं च खलु पुट्ठा, एगे संघायभावज्जति।। जे तत्थ संघायभावज्जन्ति, ते तत्थ परियावज्जति। जे तत्थ परियावज्जति ते तत्थ उद्दायंति 11/4/83 ||" "तं परिण्णाय मेहावी नेव सयं अगणि-सत्थं समारंभेज्जा, नवेण्णेहिं अगणि-सत्यं समारंभावेज्जा, अगणि-समारंभमाणे अण्णे न समणुजाणेज्जा ||1/4/8611
- Acharanga Sutra