What is considered the most important fundamental principle of jainism?
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The basic principles of Jainism are:
To have a strong belief that the world has no meaning,the pleasures are also limited and meaningless,and not to crave for such pleasures. To understand the nature of the soul and happiness and sorrow are one’s income itself. To have a feeling of harmony with all the souls.
The ultimate goal of a human being is to shed karmas as possible and practice dharma and attain the ultimate path of moksha.The happiness of moksha is unlimited and permanent too.
How karmas can be shed and the new bondage can be stopped is shown step by step in jainism.
Jainism says that the soul is bound by karmas,just as gold is found in an alloy form in the mines,in the same way mundane souls are found along with the karma bondage from times immemorial.
The man is not perfect is based on the above principle.The imperfectness in man is attributed to the existence of karma in his soul.The human soul is in a position to attain perfection and in that true state it is endowed with four characteristics,viz.Ananta virya or Ananta sukha or infinite happiness,infinite perception or faith,infinite knowledge,infinite power and infinite bliss.
Even though the man is not perfect ,by his spiritual nature man can and must control his material nature. It is only afterthe entire subjugation of matter that the soul attains perfection,freedom and happiness .It is emphatically maintained that man will be able to sail across the ocean of births and achieve perfection through control of senses and thought.
Jainism does not attribute the creation of universe to God.But at the same time jainism says that the path shown by god of salvation is true and ultimate way of attaining moksha.
God does not give happiness or sorrow to any soul,it is the fruit of the karmas done by the soul.God is not responsible for this.
The three main principles of Jainism are Ahimsa(non-violence),Aparigraha(non-possessiveness),Anekantvada(non-absolutism).
The objective of dharma is not the attainment of worldy pleasures.We should carry out Dharma in order to be released from the cage of Samsar.The idea that Dharma enables you to attain spiritual elevation,leads us on the path of spiritual liberation.
For attainment of any dharma or virtues like non- violence,forgiveness and truthfulness,first the seeds of the respective Dharma must be sown.
The five basic principles of jainism are Ahimsa(non-violence),Satya(truthfulness),Achaurya(non-stealing),Bhramacharya(celibacy),Aparigraha(non-possession).
The another principle of jainism is to have control over the taste buds of tongue.The Dharma practised can get failed if one is unable to control the senses of tongue. In jainism it is said that the food should be consumed with no pleasure and the food prepared should be of minimum violence. The innocent food items should be consumed in the meal as shown by god and that too in limited quantity for just giving nutrition to the body. It has been written in the jain scriptures that a person cannot practise dharma truly if he does not have the control over the taste buds.
Jeevdaya or mercy over the living beings is one of the salient feature of jainism.
Jai Jinendra.
Answer:
principle of violence (ahimsa)
Explanation:
'Ahimsa paramo dharmah' (Non-violence is the supreme religion) Jains believe that violence in thought and speech is as bad as physical violence, so they try to control things like anger, greed, pride and jealousy.