Jain dharma me hinsa (violence) bilkul apradh mani jaati hai. “Tagadi se yocta bhav” yaani ki kisi bhav ya sankalp ke sath hinsa wali kriya karna, dono—bhav (manas) aur kriya (kriya)—hinsa ke shreni me aate hain. Iska arth hai:

• Hinsa ki kriya, chahe jaan-bujh kar ki jai ya bina soch samajh ke galti se hi kyon na ho, Karma ke bandhan ko badhata hai.
• Jain siddhant me ahimsa parama dharma hai. Na keval bol, na keval vyavhar, balki man se bhi hinsa ki bhavna ko roka jana chahiye.
• Agar hinsa ki avashyakta (jaise apna ya anya jeevan ki suraksha ke liye) ho, to bhi karm ke drishti se asadharna akriya maana jata hai; isliye Jain sadhak pratikraman, tapas, aur shuddhi kriyaon ke jariye apne bhav aur karm ko shuddh karne ki koshish karte hain.

Digambar aur Shwetambar donon me is vishay par viasheshataayein hoti hain:

• Dono sampradayon me ahimsa ki mahatva ki samajh ek hai, lekin anumation ki sthiti (jaise aparadh ke samay ki vyakhya, ya aparadh ko mitaane ki prakriya) me thodi bhinnataayein hoti hain.
• Aise mamle me, margdarshak guru ya punaravartan ki prakriya (pratikraman) adhikansh sampradayon me milti hai.

Aap agar batayen ki aap kis sandarbh me pooch rahe hain (jaise ki kisi niyamit aachar/vidhi, ya kisi yudh-sthiti me ki gayi hinsa, ya aam dincharya ki hinsa), to main us hisaab se spasht arth aur udaharan ke sath samjha doon.