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“ahissä tasa thāvara savvabhūyakhemaṁkari.
savvapāņā na hīliyavvā, na nindiyavvā."46
Non-violence causes good for all mobiles and immobiles. No body should be neglected and condemned.
Uttarādhyayana Sūtra, in order to support the universal concept of non-violence has stated in the following way :
"metti bhūesukappae.” Behave friendly with all beings.
In the Buddhist philosophy also approval of the universality of Non-violence has been declared.
"savve sattā averino honta mā verino.
sukhino hontu, mă dukkhino.”:47
All beings should be free from enmity, no body should suffer from that ( enmity). All beings should be happy, nobody should suffer from any sort of sorrow.
Ruskin, a great supporter of Non-violence, has also assigned that the good of one lies in the good of all.48
( v ) Doctrine of Restraint ( Samyama ) : Self-control is necessary for Non-violence. It is impossible to move on the path of non-violence, without self restraint. There are five great austerities (Pañca Mahāvrata) -- Non-violence, ( Ahiṁsā), Truth ( Satya ), Non-stealing ( Acaurya ), Celibacy ( Brahmacarya) and Non-possessiveness ( Aparigraha ). These austrities have been accepted by all religions but in Jainism Non-violence has been placed on the top and the remaining others have been considered as its supporters. It is a great devotion. Acāränga-sūtra presents it as Un-Arm ( Asastra).
"atthi satthaṁ pareņa param,
natthi asattham pareņa paraṁ."49
There are various arms surpassing one another but there is no Un-Arm like Non-violence. It is the only Un-Arm, which can do much more than that what can be done by arms. A lot of power it
possesses, because it is a great devotion a great penance. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only
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