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to refrain from doing injury of even the smallest creature in their daily life. This is truly expected of a true Jaina in his daily life." Jainas do accept the general definition of eri as prescribed by MBh. i.e.
मात्मनः प्रतिकूलानि परेषां न समाचरेत् ।
Some body may argue that this is not true. Many Jainas hate other religions. Moreover, though they physically do not injure small creatures in their daily life, they do exploit the labour of other human beings and they are seen employing any means good or bad in order to obtain wealth. They do not hesitate in deceiving even their own friends. This is true but for this untoward behaviour of some followers of Jainism, neither philosophy nor religion is to be held responsible. It is the weakness or the fault of some of the followers. The author of the निरुक्त : has. rightly said that नेष स्थाणोरपराधो यदेन मन्धो न grufa gerigata ga wafa. In fact, in the world people have witnessed the downfall of many religious sects due to the irreligious acts and behaviour of the followers of these sects. Sometimes the ignoreut followers do not understand the philosophical background of their religion. Therefore, if the followers are not properly behaving according to their religion it is not the fault of the particular philosophy or re'igious sect. - After Jainism we turn to another heterodox system, yiz Buddhism. When Lord Buddha like Lord Mahavira saw followers of different philosophical schools discussing about the metaphysical elements like seif, God etc. with the help of logical arguments he could see the uselessness
