Book Title: Prolegomena to Prakritica et Jainica
Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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________________ 156 PROLEGOMENA TO PRAKRITICA et JAINICA savve jīvā vi icchanti jīvium na marijjium / tamhā pāņivaham ghoram niggamthā vajjayanti ņam || (I. VI. 10) In the same Daśavaikālika-sūtra, Mahāvīra has stressed on the point of restraint by saying that one should not hurt any life in mind, body and speech : tesim acchaņa-joeņa niccam hoyavvayam siya / maņasā kāya-vakkeņa evam havai samjae // (I. VIII. 3) "Towards all these animals one must always constantly be non-injurious even in mind, body and speech, then he is called a restrained person.” The basic idea that has actuated Mahāvīra to extol life of all sorts of creatures is emanated from the fact that says - savve pānā piyāuyā (Ācārānga I. 2.3) "All lives are dear to animals”, and nāivāijja kimcana (Ibid., I. 2.4) "And nobody is to be hurt". Almost the same idea in a little elaborated form is echoed in the Uttarādhyayana-sūtra in the following manner : jaganissiehim bhūehim tasanāmehim thāvarehim ca / no tesim ārabhe damdam manasā vayasā kāyasa ceva // (VIII. 10) "In thoughts, words, and acts he should do nothing injurious to beings who peopled the world, whether they move or not." na hu pāņavaham aņojāne muccejja kayai savva dukkhāņam / evāriehim akkhāyam jehim imo sāhudhammo panassatto II (VIII. 8) "One should not permit the killing of living beings; then he will perhaps be delivered from all misery; thus have spoken the preceptors who have proclaimed the Law of ascetics"

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