Jain dharm ki drishti se nākhun aur bāl ka sambandh ahiṁsā aur saṅyam se hai. Baat ko bahut simple rakhte hain:

1. Nakhun–baal kyun soch samajhkar kaatne chahiye?

• Nākhun aur bāl dono jīv-varg se jude maane gaye hain.
• Unko kaatne se sūkṣma jīvon ki hiṁsā hoti hai.
• Isliye Jain dharm hamesha kehta hai:

- jitni kam se kam hiṁsā, utna achchha - jo bhi kārya karna ho, soch samajhkar, saṅyam se karo

2. Gṛhasthon (householders) ke liye

• Puri tarah se nākhun/baal na kaatna anivāry niyam nahi hai.
• Lekin:

- Roz-roz fashion ke liye, style ke liye baar–baar cutting karna – ye anāvaśyak hiṁsā aur rāg–dveṣ (moha, show-off) ko badhata hai. - Safai, swasthya, rognivāraṇ (hygiene) ke liye – kabhi-kabhi nākhun/baal chhoṭe rakhna vyavahār se uchit maana jata hai.

• Achchha mārg ye hai:

- Zaroorat ho tabhi cutting karein - Zyada baar–baar, bina zaroorat ke na karein - Kaatte waqt dhyan, prashchyatap aur miti-sanyam rakhein (ki main kam se kam hiṁsā karun, ye bhāv rakhein).

3. Muni–sādhvīyon ke liye

• Jain muni–sādhvī (Digambar/Śvetāmbara dono) ke liye

alag–alag paddhatiyan hain: - Digambar muniyon ke liye mundan / hair cutting allowed nahi, ve kesh-lochan (haath se baal ukhaadna) jaise vraton se bandhe hote hain. - Śvetāmbara sādhviyāein samay–samay par kesh-lochan karti hain.

• Unke liye ye sab mahatvapurn tapasya aur tyāg–saṅyam ka aṅg hai, fashion nahi.

4. “Kam nahi karna chahiye” ka sahī arth

“Nākhun aur bāl cutting kam nahi karna chahiye” ko Jain drishti se yun samajhna zyada sahi hai:

• Roz-roz, style aur shṛṅgār ke liye cutting nahi karni chahiye.
• Jitna kam ho sake, utna hi kaatna chahiye.
• Jahan swachchhta, rog se bachāv ke liye zaroori ho,

wahan sanyam ke saath ki gayi cutting vyavahār se svīkāry hai.

Saransh:

• Jain dharm ka mool niyam: “Hiṁsā jitni kam, utna uttam.”
• Nākhun–baal kaatna purī tarah mana nahi,

par anāvaśyak, baar–baar aur fashion ke liye karna uchit nahi.

• Hamesha apne aap se puchhein:

“Kya ye zaroorat ke liye hai, ya sirf shauk / dikhāve ke liye?” – isi se faisla karein.