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Economic Aspect of Non-Violence
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More over in Kuvalayamalā some works unworthy to be done have been discussed with a view point of avoiding violence -
a) Gambling, b) Thieving, c) Snatching ornaments, d) Robbery, e) Pick-Pocketing, 1) Forgery, 1) Deceiving. The Positive form of Economic Non Violence
The positive form of economic non-violence has been found in the different Indian traditions in the following way -
Vedic Tradition - “The king should not take so much tax from the businessmen who buy and sell several commodities on either high rate or low rate and pass through difficult paths, so that they may not feel sorrow."9
Kautilya, with a view point of consumer's convenience, has advised that the prices should be fixed by the officers appointed for the fixations of justified prices (Panyādhikārī) because they are wellknowners of business. Again to make his economic theory more clear, he says Panyādhyikari should know in detail the commodities produced in land or water, brought through water ways, landways, much valuable or less valuable and their demands according to their popularity and utility or unpopularity and unutility.10 This advice given by Kautilya shows that the consumers should not be cheated in the absence of right knowledge of actual prices of the necessary things they want to purchase.
Kautilya has also asserted that even the instruments for measuring the commodities should be made of iron. If they are of stone, that should be of Magadha and Mekal otherwise they may be broken fully or partly which will cause the measurement lesser than the wanted one. Moreover the measuring instrument should be checked after every four months." These are the precautions taken against the doubted violence in the field of business.
Jaina Tradition - In the Jaina tradition following activities have been accepted as the proper means of earning wealth.!2
i) To go to the countries, with business purpose. ii) To make partners.
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