________________
Economic Aspect of Non-Violence
:
87
ii) Marx and Gandhi
Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi have tried to remove the economic unequality prevailing in the human life, so that human - beings may live a peaceful life. Karl Marx has emphasised on the removal of personal right while Mahatma Gandhi has payed importance to the trusteeship. But neither the removal of personal right nor the trusteeship has become successful for bringing economic equality. A family consisting of two members while some other family having ten members do not deserve equal properties. Moreover different persons have different earning capacities. So how can all people be put on the same economic level. The economic equality means to have the necessities of life i.e. food, cloths, house, medicine and education. Aparigraha
The theory of Aparigraha propunded by Lord Mahāvīra is real way to creat economic satisfaction in the society. He has asserted neither to control over the quantities of useful commodities nor to earn less money but he has taught to control over desires. Because hording and violence run in the same circle.
Moreover, Ācārya Mahāprajña has assigned that though production and income on large scale and equality in distribution have been emphasised for economic development, economic control and desire control must be aided to it. Because non-hoarding is the base of non-violence. References : 1. Artha ityeva sarveşāṁ karmaņāmavyatikramah |
Na hryatearthena vartate dharmakāmāviti śrutih || 12 || Kāsāyavasanāscānye śmaśrula hțīsusamvritahl Vidvānsascaiva śāntāśca muktāh sarva parigrahaih || 17 || Arthārthinah santi kecidapare svargakāňkșinah | Kulapratyägamāścaike svam svam dharmamanușțitāh II 18 || Āstikā ņāstikaścáiva niyatāh sanyame pare | Aprajñānam tamobhutam prañānar tu prakāśatā Il 18 || Mahābhārata, Santi Parva, chapter - 167
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
