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Q.VII.13.7 A. VII. 13.7
How many types of violence are there? Violence is of four types namely defensive (virodh ), in-profession (udyog ), life style ( rambh ) and intentional (samkalp ).
Q.VII.13.8 A.VII.13.8
What is meant by life style violence? Violence committed while cooking food or in the upkeep of the home etc is called 'life style violence'.
Q.VII.13.9 A.VII.13.9
What is meant by in-profession violence? Violence committed in earning a livelihood is called 'in-profession violence'.
Q.VII.13.10 What is meant by defensive violence? A.VII.13.10 Violence committed in defending self and others from the oppressors is
called 'defensive violence'.
Q.VII.13.11 What is meant by intentional (samkalp ) violence? A.VII.13.11 Violence committed with the intention of injuring or killing others is
called 'intentional violence'.
Q.VII.13.12 Which types of violence are given up by ascetics? A.VII.13.12 Ascetics do not commit any of the four types of violence.
Q.VII.13.13 What is implied by pramatta yoga in the aphorism? A.VII.13.13 The implication here is that just injuring the life vitalities of others is not
violence but to cause injury to other's life vitalities with the soul tainted with passions is violence.
Q.VII.13.14 Why does an ascetic walking carefully (observing ry samiti) and kills /
injures worms by his feet is not considered as committing violence? A. VII.13.14 This is true as the ascetic's acts are not performed with his soul tainted
with passions.
Q.VII.13.15 One person wants to kill another person but is not able to do so. Why is
he said to have committed violence? A.VII.13.15 As the first person is tainted with passions, so he commits psychic
violence.
Q.VII.13.16 What is the other meaning of pram da? A.VII.13.16 It also means carelessness in observing the nature of soul.
Q.VII.13.17 What is meant by 'not letting the development of disposition with
attachment etc'? A.VII.13.17 It means non-violence (ahims ).
Q.VII.13.18 What is meant by 'letting the disposition with attachment etc develop'? A.VII.13.18 It means violence (hims ).
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