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Mahavira & Wisdom / 133
9. Arms Race Should be Avoided
Production of arms and ammunitions should be removed from the budget of countries.
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To be a part of a sacred society conceived by Mahavira, not producing arms and ammunition was mandatory. The sacred society as imagined by Mahavira would not only desist from producing arms but also not indulge in the sale and purchase of the same.
Production of arms has become a big business today. All countries of the world are indulging in a blind race of production of arms.
The free economy propagated by modern economics has become a source of large scale exploitation.
The members of the sacred society were directed not to indulge in the trade of the components that are used in making weapons.
In the sacred society, training in violence and war was prohibited. In sharp contrast today, some school providing training in war are being operated.
Today, in many nations people do not even require a license to produce arms.
The blind race for production of arms has brought the world to the brink of disaster.
Countries which have amassed large quantities of weapons are bullying the weaker nations.
