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महावीर्स डॉक्ट्रीन अॉफ अहिंसा एण्ड इट्स इम्पेक्ट
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In the Avesta, killing of animals has been condemned. In it, Ahurmazad looks down upon those who recommend killing animals (Gatha
34:3) 2. In the Mahavagga, intentional teasing to others is prohibited. In the
Dhamma pada (10:1), it is written that no one should kill anybody,
that no one should instigate other to kill. 3. The Mahabharata highly praises ahimsa. 4. The Manusmriti deprecates meat eating, 5. The Bible says, “Thou shalt not kill”. 6. In the Koran, we are told that the animals should be pitied. In it,
it is said, “Misimaltaba rahimannur Rahim”. See, also, Muniraja Vidyavijaya : Animsa; Ganesh Muni Shastri : Ahimsa Ki Boati
Minarevm, igra, 1918. 7. Reference, Buddhist records. See, also Shri Mahavira's Commemo
ration Volume 1, p. 74. Mahavira could not bear the naked dance of himsa in the name of religion. He said that himsa could never be the religion. All beings all over the world want to live. Therefore, Live and let live others
said Mahavira. See Vaikalikasutra 6 11 9. The Buddhist Golden mean attenuates the principle of ahimsa prima
facie. of. Dighanikaya, Mahaparinibana. 10. Confucius said, “Do not do to others what you yourself do not like”. il. Lao-tse said, 'I behave well even with those who behave otherwise. 12. Although almost every religious school had laid stress, to a more or
less degree, on the principle of non-violence, but the supreme importance and wide application that it receives in Mahavira ethics is not
found in any other school. 13. From philological point of view, the word ahimsa is prohibitive. 14. This was best illustrated by his life of finite tolerance and forbearance See, what he said :
Khamemi savve jiva Savve jiva kamantu me Metti me sayyabhuesu
Veram majjham na kenapi'. That is, “I renounce my animosity, and seek pardon from all beings : let all beings pardon me and give up their animosity : I have friendliness for all and enmity for none" Reference, Bulletin of the
Ramkrishna Mission, xxv, No. 4 April. 1974, p. 94. 15. Even the English Romantic poets like Wordsworth preached ahimsa in this very spirit and tone. Cf :
Our meddling intellect Misshapes the beauteous forms of things We murder to dissect'.
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