Misconceptions of Non-violence
The Jain Scriptures discuss the misconceptions that are harboured in case of Ahiṃsā. They often oppose the Vedic beliefs in sacrifices and other practices that justified violence in various ways. Ācārya Amṛtacandra’s Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya and Ācārya Hemacandra’s Yogaśāstra discuss these wrong beliefs at length to alert the Jain laity to them. Following are such misconceptions that a Jain layman was advised to avoid.
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