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सकारात्मक अहिंसा
of Karmic matter, bondage and its disassocition, he alone is eligible to expound kriyavad.
Sootrakritaanga -112 ((20-21)
(Important-It is hereby sincerely admitted that I do not have all that knowledge and hence truth in my talk alone be adopted and anything more or less than that be ignored, please)
(1st half of the talk over) Having examined in detail the theology, philosophy metaphysics and doctrines of Jinism, we will now proceed to see what activities have been prescribed by Jain religion. Jain religious code of conduct can be grouped under three broad heads., viz., Ahimsa, Samyam and Tap
FAT ANTE frag—afat, eta, aat (Desvaikalika 1/1)=Nonviolence, Contraction and Austerity. Ahimsa group includes in its fold its partners and fellow travellers like truth, nonusurpance etc.
Ahimsa is an important aspect of Jain religion and hence there should be no mis-understanding about its meaning. Though we use the word himsa' fear and with an opposite suffix zergat' 'Ahimsa' and in the same vein translate them into violence and non-violence, yet it is submitted that doctrine of Ahimsa is not just the negation of himsa. The word himsa actually stands for pranatipat (stunfaqra) destroying any of pranas and is enumerated as one of the sins in the schedule of 18 items and we should avoid it. Consequently this abstainment falls under the broad head of samyam which has to be distinguished from Ahimsa as per the classification mentioned in the last paragraph. As against that, Ahimsa is a pure positive phenomina and its application postulates an activity-it is a rule of action. To appreciate the distinction between these rwo terms a recent anology be narratted. At the time of formation of (now practically defunct) Svatantra party,
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