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- Sūtrakṛtānga, 1.12.18. That is - The misery borne out of violence causes frightening animosities. Knowing this, one must give up violence.
Veräim kuvvato veri, tato verehiṁ rujjati | Pāvovaga ya arambhā, dukkhaphāsā ya antato ||
- Sūtrakṛtānga, 1.8.7.
That is On initiating enmity, one gets to be attached with that animosity, which sets up a tradition of enmity. In the end one has to suffer great pain and misery because of this animosity.
Bhutehim na virujjhejjā, esa dhamme vusimao | Vusīmam jagam pariņṇāya, assiṁ jīvitabhāvaṇā ||
Himsappasūtaim duhāim mantā, verāņubandhīņi mahavvayāņi ||
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That is - Do not have enmity towards the living beings, this is the teaching of the Tirthankaras or the well-restrained sages. Therefore, the well-restrained monks know the true nature of this world and adopt the faith, preached by the fully detached Lords, in their lives.
VIOLENCE A CAUSE OF HARM AND IGNORANCE
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- Sūtrakṛtānga, 1.12.18.
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Atthi sattham pareṇa paraṁ, Natthi asattham parena param ||
That is - Weapons (violence) are each greater than the others but non-weapons (non-violence) are not any greater than the other. It is unique and there is no practice greater than the practice of non-violence.
- Acārānga, 1.3.4.
Esa khalu ganthe, esa khalu mohe, esa khalu mare, esa khalu narae
- Acārānga, 1.1.2.
That is, - This violence itself is the (inner) knot, it is the delusion, it is the death and it itself is the hell.
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