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Lord Mahavira as a Propounder of a Faith
Some advocatess and eriginators of faith have to pay particular attention to the circumstance ard the state of the land in orga nisation of their faith In the age of Lord Mahavira people were divided into two calegories (1) Brahmin (2) Non-Brahmins viz Kṣatriyas, Vaisyas and Shudras. The superiority of Brahmins to others was mighty There being no parmount power in India there were a 1 umber of rulers holding authority of Government over various dominions. They ruled either with the co operation of their respective subjects or with the help of other political sections which were mighty and unquestioned over their Own subjects.
Lord Mahavira's continuous exhortation and request to the people to throw off the class discrimination by which the whole country was tyrannised and tortured at the hands of the Brahmins and to disregard the prevalent traditions fabricated by the Brahmins for the daily acts of food, drink, and dwelling so also the Védic Violence and sacrificial rites, and also the imaginary existence of a number of Divine Beings, was so vehement that it spread through the works and corners of the country and thus the tyranny of Brahmanical section over the people at large was diminished.
on seeing the custom of sacrifices Mahāvi: a in his age preached The reflections propounded in
Hence, it has been said that very much in Vogue, Lord non-violence very minuittely Jainism for Non-Violence find their place in other system. Jains would not only desist from killing but they established the existence of life in have disected the path of non-killing.
five-sensed beings Vegetaion etc. and
Rulers hold a high authority over the people in every respect and their activity is guided by them not only that but a large majority of people are attracted on account of their infuence. Corsequently, all acknowleged the preaching Lord Mahavir and that too to such extent that many rulers had relinquished their thrones and accepted the difficult vow of initiation and
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