Ahimsa Mimansa

Author(s): Kanubhai Sheth, Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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Ahimsa Mimamsa The frying pan made hot on the fixed day. As soon as one of the persons of Panch, tried to place the hot frying pan on the hand of accussed, then he immediately withdrew his hand. The Panch tried to convince him, not to do so, and if he does, he would be declared accussed one. At that time elder brother very patiently said, Hon'ble panch ! Your hand is my hand. Your tongs are my tongs. You are not guilty. You are innocent-true. You give me this pan lifting with the hand. My hand is ready to accept the same.
This formulae of equality of Panch, changed the course of its decision. The Panch quietly went to their seats. The distance between own soul (self) and other soul destroyed here and that produced the formulae of equality. This equality formulae of Lord Mahavir awakened thousands and thousands of people. He therefore declared that the message of Non-violance is for the welfare to all', and allow it to reach at all the places. Non-Violence and soul :
Lord Mahavira had said the person himself is the test of Non, violence. The right to live which the person enjoys himself, the similar right should be given to others. If the person does not give the same kind of right to live to others, then how can he has right to live ?
Non religious and passionate man thinks, " richt दिलमें और दूसरों के लगी सो दीवारो में" Such behaviour and thinking keeps non-violence away from the human being. I
Once upon a time Gautama asked Lord Mahavira, “Prabhu ! Why did you leave violance and accept the path of non-violance ? Why did you prefer to choose the path of calamity, bodily pain and pain only ?”
Lord Mahavira replied, "Gautama ! every living anímal has respect and ambition towards his life, in its mind. Every one