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Conflict Removing Vision of Jainism
Acārānga sūtra establishes an importance of other's life. It mentions:
'All worldly souls love their life, they wish to relish pleasure, loathe misery, hurt or injury is not desired by anybody, life is dear to all, and they all want to live. Life is dear to all beings."
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This statement gives a message to understand and protect others life and their right to live. Every living being wants to live, nobody wants to be killed. We should honour their right to live and we should adopt our lifestyle without killing or lesser killing. This lifestyle will help us in removing mutual conflicts among the people and the living beings. Today, a person wants to increase his power by adopting violent attitude and behaviour. He forgets the value of others life and emotions. Jaina canonical literature describes the concept of six categories of worldly souls (ṣaḍnikāya) and infinite number of souls. Jaina philosophy accepts every soul as an independent or separate entity. Every soul has its own emotions, passions and virtues.
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Sutrakṛtānga sūtra tries to make a man sensitive towards all beings of the world. It says:
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This kind of preaching of non-violence (ahimsā) is not limited to the human beings; its sphere goes to all the beings of the world. In Acārānga and Sūtrakṛtānga non-violence
"Ācārāngasūtra 1.2.3: savve pānā piyāuyā suhasāyā dukkhapadikulā appiyavaha piyajivino, jiviukāmā savvesim jiviyam piyam
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Sūtrakṛtānga 2.1.19
"As you feel pain at the time of beating or torturing by others, so others also feel in that way"."
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