Volume-X, Issue-V, September 2024 |
জৈন দর্শনের আলোকে অহিংসার স্বরূপ কথন রিয়া ভট্টাচার্য্য, রিসার্চ স্কলার, দর্শন বিভাগ, বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Received: 19.09.2024 | Accepted: 25.08.2024 | Published Online: 30.09.2024 | Page No:30-40 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.10.issue.05W.004 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Among the religions of the world Jainism is the only religion which has accorded utmost importance to ahiṃsā from both the points of view―theoretical and practical. The Jaina principle of ahiṃsā not only forms the basis of Jaina Philosophy but also serves as the foundation on which its entire ethical code has been developed. It is one of the cardinal virtues and an important tenet of Jainism. Ahiṃsā means not merely to cause any pain or injury to any other being in any possible way. The Jaina Philosophers understand it in an extensive way. For them it widely means not to hurt any living creature by thought, speech and deed. Ahiṃsā is the first and foremost vow among the five vows of Jainism, because other vows like satya, asteya are meant for safeguarding the vow of ahiṃsā. In Jainism, both ascetics and householders have to follow this vow. In this paper, we shall try to explicate the nature and significance of the principle of ahiṃsā which leads to the path of liberation. Keywords: Ahiṃsā, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacarya, Aparigraha, Hiṃsā, Mahāvrata, Aṇuvrata. |