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KAMADHENUSED LET US CONSECRATE JEEVADAYA IN THE
TEMPLE OF HUMANITY (TOPICAL CONTEMPLATION
All the religious faiths in the world have accepted non-violence, compassion and love as an inseparable part of religion. Religion is at the centre of human faith. Yet, in the present progressive viewpoint, before faith is given a place in life, man puts to test every aspect of religion in the context of logic, evidence, experience, illustration, science and psychology.
All preachers of religion, all saints and all the great thinkers have advised love, compassion, kindliness, tolerance and brotherhood towards all beings. The principles and tenets of any religion not just discourage injustice, dishonesty, savagery and cruelty but also reject them.
If we were to look at the history of religious traditions, we would realise that there have been several occasions when religious beliefs were influenced and became distorted which necessitated the re-establishment of religion in its pure form. Whenever such a need arose, enlightened great sages have re-established religion in the society through a proper tremendous effort.
In the Hindu tradition too, the custom of animal sacrifice in Yajnas had assumed awesome proportions. It was then that great sages like Mahaveer and Buddha hoisted the flag of Ahimsa in common life. Thus the Shramana tradition rekindled the revolution of Ahimsa at the macro and micro levels in the Indian civilisation.
