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Conflict Removing Vision of Jainism
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Jain philosophers have consistently shown reverence to other ideologies and faiths. Sutrakstānga- the second earliest Jaina work, mentions that those who praise their own faith and views and disregard those of their opponents, possess, malice against them and hence remain confined to cycle of birth and death." A famous Jaina old text the Isibhāsiyaim comprises the teaching of 45 saints of śramaņa and Brāhmaṇa traditions such as Nārada, Bhāradvāja, Maņkhali Gosal and many others have been presented with due regards of Arhat Rsi.' Vision of Non-Violence
Non-violence (Ahimsā) is another tenet of Jainism which bears universal value and has a capacity to resolve conflicts. The concept of non-violence is accepted by almost all religions of the world, but Jainism observes it minutely. Jainism prohibits not only killing of human beings and animals but of the vegetable kingdom as well." Harming the plants, polluting water and air are also the acts of violence. Jainism has favoured non-violence for co-existence of all living beings. It cares not only the life of human beings, but it also cares for the life of animals, birds, insects, serpents, plants, aquatic kingdom etc. Mahāvīra suggested that no
"Sūtrakstāñiga 1.1.2.23 :
Sayam sayam pasamsamtā garahamtā paramvayam,
je u tattha viussamti, samsāram te viussiyā. "'Devanāradena arhatā isiņā buiyam- Isibhāsiyāim, 1.1 and in other chapters also refer it. Jainism accepts six categories of worldly souls as- earth bodied (prthvīkāyika), water bodied (apkāyika), fire bodied (tejaskäyika), air bodied (vāyukāyika), vegetables (vanaspatikāyika) and mobile beings having two sense organs to five sense organs and mind (one word for all these is trasakāyika).
