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Jaina Concept of Non-violence and its ... : 29. mental and material resources freely for such noble causes. This has become possible only due to prompting and encouragement by their religious masters, preceptors and ascetics. The value and importance assigned to positive non-violence in the Jaina thought can be judged by the following quotations from the Praśnavyākaraņāsūtra?), which are being reproduced here for their clear indication :
"esā sā bhagavai ahiṁsā jā sā bhiyāņam viva saranam pakkhīņam viva gamaņam, tisiyāņaṁ viva salilar khuhiyāņaṁ viva asaņam, camuddamajjhe va poyavahaņań, cauppayāņas va āsamapayam, duhatthiyāņam va osahibalam adavimajjhe va satthagamanam eto visitthatariyā ahimsā jā sā pudhavijala-agani-māruya-vaṇassai-biya-hariyajalayara-thalayara-khahayara-tasa-thāvara
savvabhūya-khemakari // This Goddess which is called non-violence (Ahiṁsā Bhagavatī) is: Like shelter for all frightened (worldly creatures), Like flying for the birds, Like water for the thirsty, Like food for the hungry, Like a ship for the drowning in the vast ocean, Like a safe place of residence for the animals, Like medicinal support for the indisposed and the diseased, Like moving with a caravan in the dense forest. Not only this, the goddess called non-violence is even more so. It is a means of weal and well-being for all the creatures of the mobile and immobile categories such as the earth-bodied, water-bodied, air-bodied, fire-bodied and seed and green vegetable-bodied one
