Jain System in Nutshell

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Nij Gyan Sagar Shiksha Kosh Santa MP

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Valera, Mandela and others are the glorious ones in manifesting this capacity of Jaina non-violence. The concept of armyless states now postulated in different parts of the world is another extension of this principle. The UNO, NAM, G-77, SAARC and other institutions are its practical forms on global level. This concept has led to preach moral rearmamant and thwart nuclear or chemical warfare many times. A training in non-violent action methodology is being proposed by global pacifists including Anuvrat Vishvbharti, Jaipur.'
The political powers of the world have advocated the ancient Panchsheel principle for mending the way of the world in terms of political morality. Politicians have started to solve many problems of political nature though concensus and conferences-newer forms of applications of non-violence. The army-fighting and war destructions could be avoided by engaging the individuals to settle their disputes directly through persuations and talks as is being practiced in solving many vexed problems of the world today. The example of Bharat and Bahubali may have a pointer in the direction of world peace. The story of elephant Meruprabh further suggests that that the law of Jungle could also be non-violent. The days of non-violent politics will usher a new era of more stable peace and progress. (c) Social Injustice and Jinistic Socialism
: : All men are religiously and morally equal. They should have similar opportunities for their foods, clothes, residence and other things as indicated in UNO's human rights declaration. But we find conditions different from this ideal. The state of majority of human beings is highly unsatisfactory in these regards. The natural and earned wealth is concentrated in few hands while majority suffers. What is the cause ? Man has an ambitious and egoistic nature which could be satisfied through his intelligence, tact and resources. However, the successfuls are few only who supress, subjugate the rest directly or indirectly. Thus, two classes in the society are created with large disparity. The religions would explain this fact on paychological karmic theory. This has been the cause of many social and economic problems. However, theoretically, this is not desirable. It is socially unjustified.
Jainism has again paved the way in this regard by postulating the principle of equitable distribution and sharing of wealth, essential donational duty and limitation of greedy nature and wants of the individuals. This is known as Jinistic socialism aiming at equalising all human beings not only at spiritual level but at physical level too. This is again the humanitarian application of non-violence principle in terms of its fifth minor vow of 'Aparigraha'. This is an inner tendency which develops
through non-attachmental attitude towards wealth. Jainism prefers more