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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
by acquisition creates ill-Will Non-violence implies absence of all ill-will One who abandons oneself to augmenting illa will cannot contribute to the promotion of good-will. One who has not realised the essential unity of human fraternity and does not interpret a deprivation of another's privileges as his own cannot practise non-acquisition The compulsion of social control may force an individual to surrender his personal possessions This unusual social change is a consequence of the social developments of the last few centuries However, the concept of limited personal ownership was the prime contribution of Mahavira towards non-acquisition
