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That is, - Compassion or kindness is one of the major attributes of right vision; therefore those who hunt are contrary to right vision.
PRACTICE OF COMPASSION BY TĪRTHA-KARAS
Tae naṁ aham Goyamā! Gosālassa Markhali-puttassa aņukampaņatthayāe Vesiyāyaṇassa Bālatavassissa teyapadisāharaṇatthayāe ettha ņam antarā sīyaliyam teyalessam nisirāmi, jāe să mamam sīyaliyāe teyalessāe Vesiyāyaṇassa Bālatavassissa usiņā teyalessā padihayā |
- Vyākhyāprajñapti, Sataka 15. Then O Gautama! Out of compassion for Mankhaliputra Gośālaka I projected the cold energy beam to overcome the hot energy-beam that austere but ignorant Vaiśyāyana had launched earlier. That cold energy-beam projected by me killed the hot energy-beam projected by austere but ignorant Vaiśyāyana.
Comments - These words of Bhagvān Mahāvīra clearly indicate that He saved the life of Mankhaliputra Gośālaka purely out of compassion for him.
Jai majjha kāraņā ee, hammanti subahu jiyā || Na me eyam tu nissesam, paraloge bhavissai ||
- Uttarādhyayana sūtra, 22. 19. That is - If many creatures are killed for my sake, it will not be good for me in my afterlife.
Comments - These words of Bhagvān Aristanemi spoken at the time when his wedding procession had reached the bride (Rājimati)'s place and where He saw a large number of animals penned there for the purpose of preparing the wedding feast for the groom's party, indicate that any mass killing for the sake of anybody is not correct and should always be avoided. Today, many toiletries and silk, leather and fur garments involve killing or maiming animals and insects/ worms on a large scale. This statement motivates us for giving up such things involving mass violence.
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