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ANUVRATA: A SOLUTION FOR WORLD
which is the major factor of world peace. In Jain agamas everywhere we find the thought of mutual co-operation. They maintain that it is not the struggle but the co-operation that is the law of life. Tattvärthasūtra by Umāsvāti (4th cent.A.D.), clearly mentions that mutual co-operation is the nature of living beings 26 i.e., all the living beings are associated with each other. Jain tradition proclaims that co-operation and co-existence are the essential nature of living beings. Non-possession, non-absolutism and non-violence these are the core of Jain doctrine. Through the right faith in above mentioned aṇuvratas one discerns the nature of body and soul, and this awareness produces an attitude of detachment and non-possession. Right knowledge frees one from absolutism and enables one to see the things with a liberal and open mindedness. The discovery of the oneness of all living beings leads to non-violent conduct. The centrality of Ahimsa as well as pañca-aṇuvratas to Jain ethics makes it truly global and practitioners world citizens.
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