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Jainiasm, Fundamentalism and Peaceful Society
explained the reality. Freedom, in Jainism, lies with each soul to decide and act. Destiny is as per the choice, as per the freedom exercised, as per the karma.
There are no crusades, no Jehads in Jainism. The pillars of Jainism are Friendliness (Maitri), Activity (Pramoda), Compassion (Karunā) and Neutrality (Madyastha). How can there be fundamentalism or a fundamentalist in a religion like Jainism whose soul is non violence (Ahimsa) and non absolutism (Anekāntavāda).
PART III Peaceful society:
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Peace and peaceful co-existence is not a new idea, it is not a new craving or quest of anykind. Peace and harmony have been sought ever since the dawn of civilization. All religions of the world preach peace and science is always expected to establish peace.
The meaning and nature of peace is very simple though bringing peace or peaceful state is very difficult, "Peace can be conceived of in two ways -negative and positive. Negative peace is understood as absence of organized violence amongst nations and also among racial and ethnic group. Positive peace on the other hand is understood as the state or spirit of co-operation and integration among men, among societies and among nations. Peace is understood in its most popular and precise way, as absence of war- absence of conflict and killing. Of course this is its negative meaning. Peace in its positive sense is inner silence. Leaving all the discussions about the causes of war and about the spiritual peace, we are go ing to talk about peace and peaceful society with reference to Jainisni and fundamentalism.
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Let us first be clear that in a peaceful society fundamentalism has no place. Unless the fundamentalist's ideologies are mutilated peaceful society can not be established. Only in absence of fundamentalism peaceful society can exist. Peace of society is to be guarded against the unwholesome assault of fundamentalism.
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