Introducing Jainism

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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INTRODUCING JAINISM
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In a similar way, lise of all beings is extolled : jāvanti loe pānā tasā aduva thāvarā/ te jāņam ajāņam vā na haņe no vi ghātael/ I. VI.9.
'In this world as many lives of both trasa and sthāvara animals are there, one should not kill them or cause to be killed with or without knowing.'
The reason he offers for saying this is - savve jīvā vi icchanti jivium na marijjiurn/ tamā pāṇivaham ghoram niggamthā vajjayanti ņam//
[I. VI. 10) 'All animals wish to live, and not to be slain; therefore, the Jain monks must relinquish the dangerous killing of animals'. •
On the question of a restraint, Mahāvira says
tesim acchanajoena niccam hoyavvayam siuā/ maņasā kāya-vakkeņa evaņ havai samjael/ [I. VIII. 3]
'Towards all these animals one must always and constantly be non-injurious even in mind, body and speech, then he is called a restrained person'.
Mahāvīra's emphasis was on the fact that life is dear to all sorts of creatures. The Ācārānga says-savve pāņā piyāuyā (I. 2.3) and nāivāijja kimcana (I. 2.4). The Uttarādhyayana also echoes the same· jaganissiehim bhūehim tasanamehim thāvarehim ca/ no tesim ārabhe damdam maņasā vayasā kāyasā ceva//
VIII. 10] ''In thoughts, words, and acts he should do nothing injurious to beings who people the world, whether they move or not.' na hu pāṇavaham aṇujāņe muccejja kayāi savva
dukkhāņam/ evāriehim akkhāyam jenim imo sāhudhammo pannatto//
(VIII. 8]