Book Title: Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1916 Book 12
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference
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સરક
શ્રી જૈન વે. !. હૅરૅલ્ડ.
or for want of ordinary care or to satisfy his passions. Says Hemachandracharya
पंगु कुष्टि कुणित्वादि द हिंसा फलं सुधीः
Arm zaa Ágai féal ázeg atqka
- योगशास्त्र.
i.e. Seeing that defect in limbs, rosy etc. are the result; of Hinsa, a layman should refrain from doing Hinsa with the determined intention of causing injury, without any purpose to innocent moving living beings are moving living b ings as opposed to स्थावर the ionary living beings ex. Plants vegetable etc). As to th thavara beinrgs the sam Acharya says
निरर्थकां न कुर्वीत जीप स्थावरवि हिंसामहिंसा धर्मज्ञः कांक्षित मोक्षमुपासकाः
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verted Ahinsa of whic 1
i.e. An ahinsaist desirous of Moh should not do Hinasa to Sthawar beings without any purpos Jain Ahinsa is not the "] as Lala Lajpatray says in the J number of the Modern review, in which Grandfather was believer and which forbid the taking of any life under ar circumstances whatever. "Jains do not believe in that Extreme Ahinsa which. might throw in the back ground all other virtues which en. noble men and nation ", " which not throw into shade honou: and self respect "" which might heroism, patriotism, love of count the race" "It can not be said fo Rai means by some good people
tinguish courage bravery love of family, honor o certain what Lala Lajpat roughly well-intentioned
and otherwise saintly who made and of Ahinsa. But certainly Jain Ahinsa does not teach that is sinful to use legitimate force for purpose of self defence con for protection of our hono and the honor of our wives, sister daughters and mothers." It does not teach us "to guard the honor of those who are under our charge by delivering ourselves into the hands of men who would commit sacrilege
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