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Jain's Nonviolent Perspective of Human Survival : 109
So danta vānijya is prohibited as it takes away the life of elephants. Lord Mahāvīra prohibited the supply of lethal weapons under the trade of viņa because Jainism asserts that the killer and the instrument given for killing, both are equally guilty of violence. In this modern age, for the maximum agriculture production, chemical fertilizers are used relentlessly which worked like a brown sugar and slow poisoning for our life supporting systems food, air, water etc. According to the WHO estimate, about 7,50,000 people are poisoned by pesticides every year. Moreover keśa vānijya, a trade in creatures that have hair amounts to huge violence. Maneka writes in her book "Head and Tails" Jacket with fur lining bags, caps etc. are made by killing beautiful hair holder animals. For example, for the preparation of self-curly Kalakul hat from the lamb hair, the mother and the ewe, is hit over a hundred times with an iron rod to induce, premature birth. The lamb is then skinned alive in front of her eyes so that its fur remains soft and curly.16 That's why Maneka talks of "Beauty without destruction." None of the items above are essential. That's why Lord Mahāvīra possessed the high level of intuition power in the restriction of violent professions like Danta. Keśa, Vişa Vānijya which initiates terrible harm to the animal species and at the same time violates the Jaina concept of interdependence i.e. our very survival is basically dependent upon the survival of the immobile and mobile beings. Conclusion
In nutshell, human must develop a kind of universal obligation and respect for all other levels of beings for the protection of his own survival. Coexistence is the law of nature. An outstanding aphorism of Ācārārga Sūtra, which depicts the equality and oneness of the soul is Jar hanttavar ti mannası'' i.e. to whom you intend to kill is no one other than you yourself. Therefore, it asks to see the same consciousness flowing in all. If oneness of soul is recognized and experienced by all, then sympathy and compassion towards all life forms can be achieved which in turn can make the life better and worth living for present and future generation. So a minimum ethical code i.e. self limitation of desires, limitation over consumption, limitation over violent professions and limitation over unnecessary violence is essential
