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    Is love a violation of Jainism?

    3 months ago 56

    In Jainism, love is not automatically a violation.

    What matters is the nature of the attachment:

    • Compassion, kindness, and care for all beings are encouraged.
    • Possessive attachment, craving, jealousy, and dependency are forms of rāga and are obstacles on the path of liberation.
    • For a householder, affectionate relationships are allowed, but they should be guided by restraint, non-violence, truth, and non-attachment.
    • For a monk or nun, strong personal attachment and worldly love are to be renounced completely.

    So, in Jainism:

    • Pure goodwill and compassion are acceptable and praised.
    • Clinging or possessive love is binding karma and should be reduced.

    In short: Love is not wrong in Jainism, but attachment-centered love is spiritually harmful.

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