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  • so can we also go and buy meat to eat just because another jeev just finished its own karma. we should also be detached just like tirthankar and if a murder is happening in front of us we should not do anything.
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    so can we also go and buy meat to eat just because another jeev just finished its own karma. we should also be detached just like tirthankar and if a murder is happening in front of us we should not do anything.

    4 months ago 53

    No. In Jain Dharma, detachment does not mean indifference to violence.

    A Tirthankar is absolutely detached, but that detachment is free from attachment and hatred, not a license to support harm. Jain ethics are based on ahimsa first. If a living being is being harmed, buying meat or supporting killing would still involve himsa and asatya of compassion toward life.

    Also, “it is just that jeev’s karma” is not a justification for our own violent action. In Jain philosophy:

    • Every jeev experiences its own karma.
    • But we are still responsible for our own intent and action.
    • If we knowingly support violence, we bind new karma.

    So in Jain Dharma:

    • Eating meat is not justified by karma theory.
    • Being detached does not mean ignoring murder or violence.
    • A Jain should act with compassion, restraint, and ahimsa, while remaining inwardly free from anger and attachment.

    The proper Jain attitude is:

    • Do not cause harm
    • Do not support harm
    • Do what is possible to stop or reduce harm, without hatred

    So the path is not “let violence happen because karma,” but “remain non-attached, yet fully committed to ahimsa.”

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