Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1916 Book 12

Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference

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Jain Ihinsa.
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thir monarchs in the various capacities of generals, ministers, and administrator and for their services they have been awarded hereditary Jagirs and Pattas which exist upto this day. Even now one finds in the capitals of Rajputana states Mehtas, Bachhawa's and Singhis, gotras of Oswal Jains, whose immediate alltors i.e. Grandfathers or great grındfathers had led thorces of the Rajputana Chiefs and the uswals form an instant part—a third, of the Jain Community.
Now if we examine th Jain principles of Ahinsa, we find nothing that may make mes unmanly and nations degraded and void of self respect. W: uote Jain Acharyas below. . While describing the Arinsa for a Grahasth i.e. a layman V jay Laxmi Suri says
आद्य व्रते पृहस्थानां सहपादा विशोपका:
दयाहि दाता पूज्य: नाधिका तु प्रकाशिता i.c. The sages have prescrit u in the first Vrata for a Grabasth one and a quarter Biswa ( It of 20 Biswas ) of gar (Daya) and not more. That is, the highest Grahasth should ol serve only one sixteent, f what is prescribed for a Sadhu ( who of course is quite &y from all wordly turmoils and wiose business is to eleval his own soul and to guard the morals of his flock ). This iso, because, as is explained by Various Acharyas, a laymais can not help using water, fire etc. h, can not help killing in Hatter like cooking, digging, house building, tilling etc. (becaust Jainism does not recommend its la y man to become mere bestars and to depend on others for their daily bread) and because they can not (for they should nit ) abstain from using force which may involve Hinga in order that the weak should be protected against the strong, and that the aggressor and the usurper, the thief and the scoundrel, the lustful villain and the infamous voilator of woman's chastity, the ruftiar: and the cheat should be prevented from inflicting injustice and doing harm. What is required is that he should kill merely to satisfy his whim