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applies to Swadeshi also, for Swadeshi is Svadharma applied to one' immediate environment.":149
In Jainism, self restraint/sanyam encourages the individuals to stay within its own space and minimize attractions and indulgence in the sensual inclinations towards other objects that are said as non-self. Thus Gandhi's vow of Swadeshi appears to be in line with Jainism as supported by the following:
Concept of detachment implies to be absorbed in self introspection /contemplation and develop detachment even to the body gradually i.e. becoming more and more self reliant. This directly implies staying in one's own or Sva nature and place or Desha.
Concepts of Jain Gunavratas (enhancing vows), Shikshavratas (training vows)0 lead one to achieve his objective of self realization by enhancing restraint on all activities of mind, body and speech. Practice of Digvrata (limiting the area of one's activities of mind body and speech).enables one to focus himself to his immediate surroundings and withdraw from activities (even trade i.e. buying, selling or consuming things) beyond the space limits set. This enables one to check the unbridled increase in desires and contemplate on one's duties toward oneself and its neighbours and so on. This vow is made further stringent in another vow called Deshavakashik, where house-holder sets limit for his activities to a very limited area surrounding him on a day to day basis. The area can be one square kilometre around one's home or even a house, a garden, a village, a field, a river, a forest.152 Jain Sadhvi Ujjvala Kumari compared Deshavakashik with Swadeshi.153
Use of things, which are produced by others in large amount for business purpose, causes Maharambha (Himsa at gross level); because tendency of producer behind these products is selfish interest/greed/profit. Alparambha (subtle violence) is always better
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