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अहिंसा ।
nana
Of what worth is the reading of millions of burden of Padas if this much is not learnt that one should not inflict pain on others?
सव्वे जीवावि इच्छंति जीविडं न मरिज्जिरं ।
तम्हा पाणिवहं घोरं निग्गंथा वज्जयंति णं ॥ १३६ ॥
सर्वे जीवा अपीच्छन्ति जीवितु' न मर्तुम् । तस्मात् प्राणिवधं घोरं निर्ग्रन्था वर्जयन्ति ॥ १३६ ॥
All living beings long to live and not to die; hence ascetics avoid the sinful taking away of life i. e. abstain from killing living beings.
जो जीव-वहं काउं करेइ खणमित्तमप्पणो तिन्तिं । छेअण-भेअण-पमुहं नरय-दुहं सो चिरं लहइ ॥ १४० ॥ यो जीववधं कृत्वा करोति क्षणमात्रमात्मनस्तृप्तिम् । छेदन-भेदन- प्रमुखं नरकदुःखं स चिरं लभते ॥ १४० ॥
६५
One who enjoys self-satisfaction even for a moment by killing a living being, is subjected eternally to the niseries of hell beginning with mutilation, rendering asunder etc.
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