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SAMAYASARA.
kill another, if the other's age Karma is not exhausted. A right believer, however, would never harbour a thought of causing the least injury to another. He also knows that whether he can injure another or not, his own evil tendencies will result in the bondage of demerit Karmas for him. A right believer is therefore ever inclined for the good of others. Again, if a right believer happens to be a victim to the evil tendency of another, he does not ascribe it to that other, and does not nurse any feeling of malice or revenge. He ascribes the injury to the operation of his own demerit Karmas, and pities the other as being only an auxiliary cause. When a right believing householder happens to be in a position where he has to administer justice, and to punish an erring delinquent, he does so without prejudice or malice, simply with a view to correct the wrong-doer and prevent him from further wrongdoing under fear of punishment. If he is attacked by a robber or an enemy, a right believing householder would put forth his efforts to save his person and property, or the person and property of others from such attacks, and may even proceed to the length of causing injury to the robber or the enemy, but such injury will be caused without any malice or ill-will, and the right believing person will ever be ready to help and befriend even a robber and an enemy, on finding that the erst robber or enemy has mended his ways and adopted a commendable course of conduct. A right believer is thus never the killer, and is never killed. He is calm, quiet, and equanimous.
भाउक्खये मरणं जीवाणं जिणवरेहिं पण्णत्तं ।
उंण हरेसि तुमं कह ते मरणं कदं तेसिं ॥ २६३ ॥ श्रायुःक्षयेण मरणं जीवानां जिनवरैः प्रज्ञप्तँ । आयुर्न हरसि त्वं कथं त्वया मरणं कृतं तेषाम् ॥ २६३ ॥
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263. By the destruction of age-Karma, death of living beings, is said by the Conquerors, to take place. Thou dost not destroy the age-Karma. How, then, is their death caused by thee?
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Commentary.
The statement in this Gatha is with reference to the real point of view. Yet, a person who kills or resolves or arranges to kill another binds bad Karmas.
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