Environmental Doctrines of Jainism

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

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DOCTRINE OF CELIBACY
Since population increase is also one of the major causes for environmental degradation, Jainism has emphasized its control by one's own will voluntarily without coersion or force. The carrying capacities of natural resources and their rejuvenation capacities are limited. Therefore consuming population must be checked and kept within these limits. Every additional mouth will need more food, water and other things like clothing, shelter, transport etc. requiring additional exploitation of limited natural resources, putting more and more extra burden and thus causing their deterioration. This will also add to pollution levels of environment. It is argued that with one mouth there are two additional hands to work and therefore population explosion will not create any problem. But the fact is that the two hands will also work only on and produce from the shrinking natural resources. Even the production of a needle will require iron, water and energy
"सेवंते वि अन्ने न समणुजाणिज्जा जावज्जीवाए तिविहं तिविहेणं मणेणं, वायाए कायणं न करेभि. 7 , ia foi 7310 VA 114/14|
Dashavaikalik Sutra "One should not indulge in sexual activity mentally, in speech and bodily himself and should not advise and encourage others and should not even acquisce such acts of others".
Rohi fa 2 | 19/1/17|| preferoha, davui furet 14/1/13||”
- Sutrakritanga "Consumerism stimulate sex and should be minimized. Masturlation is unnatural sex practice and should not be done".
Sex is very strong urge and passion in all life-forms and more so in human beings. It is therefore necessary to take all possible precautions and avoid situations which stimulate sex.
"स्त्रीरागकथाश्रवण तन्मनोहरा.गनिरीक्षण पूर्वरतानुस्मरण gusta RET 4918 17/711
- Tatvarth Sutra "The five indulgences stimulate sex and are prohibited. First is listening titillating sex stories, second is seeing bewitching, enticing, inviting sex postures and bodies of men and women, third is the sumptuous meals, fourth is recollecting past sexual pleasures and fifth is the sex stimulating traditions and practices".
The present generation is being bombarded by all these through cinema, radio, TV, news, advertisements, pomographic literature and promiscuity seen in clubs, hostels, work places etc. Jain thinkers visualized all this long back and advised all necessary precautions.
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- Ratnakarand Shravakachar
Celibacy is therefore one of the five mandatory vows in Jainism. It prohibits unrestricted licentious sex. F E ' | 17/16||
- Tatvarth Sutra
"Licentious sex is immoral".
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