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Ahiṃsā and Compassion in Jainism.
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The association of compassion with ahimsa expressed in contemporary writings by Jains is supported in classical Jain texts and commentaries, where compassion is associated with a proper view of reality but not with a false view of reality. The association of compassion with samyak-darsana is found in texts on lay and mendicant conduct. The opinion of Jain authors, that true compassion is always accompanied by a proper view of reality and that compassion is lacking in those with a false view of reality, might be associated with views of compassion held by other religious traditions. Acarya Bhiksu believes that the only compassionate acts of giving that are beneficial from a spiritual perspective are giving freedom from fear and giving religious instruction. The apparent absence of compassion in the Tirthankara could not be associated with the rise of karmas that affect proper belief and proper conduct since these karmas have been eliminated from the soul.
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“According to Jaina philosophy, a soul who retains the right view at the time of death is normally not reborn as a hellbeing ( nāraki ) or as an animal ( tiryañca ).”
From Violence, Virtue and Spiritual Liberation: A Preliminary Survey of Buddhist and Jaina Stories of Future Rebirths of Śreṇika Bimbisāra and Kūṇika Ajātaśatru (2014) · cites this paper as Wiley 2006: 452 n. 31
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“This is because such a soul does not bind the sub-variety ( uttara-prakṛti ) of āyu-karma (i.e., karma determining the span of a given lifetime) that causes such an undesirable rebirth (Wiley 2006: 452 n. 31; Jaini 1979: 144).”
From Violence, Virtue and Spiritual Liberation: A Preliminary Survey of Buddhist and Jaina Stories of Future Rebirths of Śreṇika Bimbisāra and Kūṇika Ajātaśatru (2014) · cites this paper as Wiley 2006: 452 n. 31
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- Wiley, K. L.
- Corresponding author
- Wiley, Kristi L.
- Venue
- Studies in Jaina History and Culture
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- Routledge
- Published
- 2006-02-01
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- 438-455
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- W4255732949
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- 3
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- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Indian History and Philosophy
- Keywords
- ahimsa, compassion, Jainism, karma, Tirthankaras, giving, religious education
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