Executive Briefing: Non-Violence as Supreme Truth
Jainism mein Ahimsa sirf nuqsan se bachne ka aik susta zariya nahi hai; yeh aik mukammal roohani discipline hai jo tamam zinda makhloqat yahan tak ke microscopic organisms (*Nigodas*) ke khilaf bhi soch (*Manasa*), alfaz (*Vachana*), aur jismani amaal (*Karmana*) tak phaili hui hai.
1. The Five Mahavratas (Panch Mahavrat)
Jain sadhu Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (sachai), Achaurya (chori na karna), Brahmacharya (paak damni), aur Aparigraha (mal o asbab se be-niyazi) ka ahad lete hain, aur keeray makoray paon ke neechay anay se bachne ke liye mun par kapra (*Muhapatti*) pehnte hain aur mor ke pankh se zameen saaf karte hain.
2. References
- Jaini, P. S. (1979). The Jaina Path of Purification. University of California Press.