Environmental Doctrines of Jainism

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

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"दुच्चे महब्बए मुसावायाओ वे रमणं... से कोहावा, लोहावा, भयावा, हासावा, नेव संय मुसं वइज्जा नेवेन्नहि मुसं वाया विज्जा मुसं वयंति वि अन्ने न समणुजाणिज्जा ।।4/1/12 ||"
- Dashavaikalik Sutra "One should not speak a lie in anger, greed, fear and to ridicule, should not tell or encourage others to tell a lie and should not even acquiesce lie by others". "स्थूलमलीकं न वदति, न परान वादयति च सत्यमपि विपदे । 155 ||"
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar "Truthful person will not himself speak, ask others to speak a word which will hurt anyone or will be responsible for ending any life".
"परिवादो रहोभ्यारव्या, पैशून्य कूटलेखकरणं च। न्यासापहारितापि च, न्यतिक्रमाः पञचसत्स्य ।।56 ||"
- Ratnakarand Shravakachar "To preach false, misguide about charitable things, divulge secrete verbally or through signs, misrepresent words of others, usurping others, things are transgressions and prohibited."
"मिथ्योपदेशरहोभ्याख्यान कुटलेखाक्रियान्यासापहारसाकारमन्त्रभेदाः ।।7/26 11
'पैशुन्यहासगर्म कर्कशमसञजसं प्रतापितं च। अन्यदपि यदुत्सूत्रं तत्सर्वं अर्हितं गदितम् । 196 ।।" "छेदन-भेदन-मात्सकर्षण-वाणिज्यचौर्य वचनादि। तत्सावा यस्मात्प्रावद्याधाः प्रवर्तन्ते । 197 ।।" अहतिकरं भीतिकरं खेदकर वैर शोक कलहकरम्। तदपरमति तापकरं परस्य तत्सर्वमप्रियं ज्ञेयं । 198 ||"
- Purusharth Siddhyupaya "Vow of truth does not permit defaming, ridiculing, speaking false ambiguous words against principles (Scriptures), advising mutilation of animals, exploitation of any life-form (including natural resources), wrong trading, theft and speaking such words which are unpalatable, causing sorrow, pain, anger, rift and conflicts".
There are very elaborate instructions and guidelines in Jain scriptures to facilitate the observance of the vow of truth and guard going astray. Some of these are quoted below. 'नापुट्ठो वागरे किंचि।।1/14।।
- Uttaradhyayan Sutra "Should not speak unless asked". "भासमाणस्स। 18/461
- Dashavai kalik Sutra "If two are talking. should not interrupt and speak in between". 'मौखर्य लाघवकर।।
"Speak as short as possible without repetitions. Should not speak without purpose". 'मियं भासे।।8/13 ।।
- Dashavaikalik Sutra "Speak relevant in minimum words".. "णोयं वम्फेज्ज मम्मयं । 1/25||
- Uttaradhyayan Sutra
- Tatvarth Sutra
"Giving misleading wrong advice, manipulating documents to harass others, listening confidential talks of man and woman, usurping other's deposits, interpreting and publicizing in sign language of secrets of others are transgressions of the vow of truth and are prohibited". "कन्दर्प कौत्कुच्यमौरवर्यासमीक्ष्याधिकरणोपभोगपरिभोगनर्थ क्यानि।।7/32||"
- Tatvarth Sutra "Ridiculing by insulting words, exhibit this by body language, speaking audaciously more than necessary, engage in un necessary mental, speech and body activity and consumerism are untruthful activities".