Roots of Violence: Jîva, Life and Other Things
Abstract
The roots of violence go into the nature of jîva . 1 What is jîva? Jîva is that which lives, that which is alive. But what is the nature of jîva? Being alive, jîva tries to prolong its life. In order to do that, jîva eats and consumes other jîvas, or it kills them trying to defend itself. By doing one or both of these things, jîva keeps itself alive. However, by doing these things jîva extinguishes the life of other jîvas.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Indian and Buddhist Studies
Indian History and Philosophy
Violence
Religion
and Philosophy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 181–198
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter