Ahimsa Mimansa

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

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Ahimsa Mimamsa
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There is other side of it, for the existance of society, the question of the protection of interest of their members and whereever the question of interest becomes prime necessity then violence becomes unavoidable. It is natural that collision, struggle take place in the interests. Not only this but some time it so happens that one's good depends on other's bad, one's existance depends on other's destruction, under these circumstances, violence becomes unavoidable in social life. Once again the good of the person (member) and good of the society too becomes opposites. when the struggle for individual and social interest is created then violence is unavoidable for the welfare of the masses. When a member of some society, nation, act violently for his own benefit, at that time, becoming silent spectator and singing songs of nonviolence, there is no solution. As long as the 'mankind is one' the imagination of Jainacharyas, Jain saints are not achieved, the entire Manav society do not set to obey, honestly, the non-violence, till then, the imagination of non-violent society is a distinct entity. It is also mentioned in the religious volumes that when ever a question of defence or justice for the member of Sangh or Sangh itself arises then the violence should be accepted. King Chetak and Araya Kalak are the best examples of this. A monk can also performs violence for the defence of Sangh according to Nishith Churni. At the time of rape or kindnapping of young nun takes place before the monk-sangh, at that time, it is the duty of monk-sangh that they have to act violently for the defence and justice of the young nun and they have to protect young nun by such activity. It seems to be ridiculous but it is natural that "Violence to be performed, to save non-violence." Violence is necessary to defend non-violent civilization. As long as the entire Manav society is unprepared to achieve nonviolence till then the ideology of non-violence is impossible. Violence for defence and protection is unavoidable for the