बुद्ध एवं गाँधी के नैतिक व सामाजिक मूल्यों का दार्शनिक विवचेन

Philosophical analysis of the moral and social values of Buddha and Gandhi

Abstract

The most straightforward meaning of the term non-violence is the refusal to kill, and it is also a common belief of non-violence that it doesn’t cause any kind of pain to anyone.  No one should be harmed in any manner.  Gandhiji's concept of non-violence is metaphysical, so he calls non-violence the means and truth the end. Gandhi argues that it is not only the abandonment of the hand that is non-violence, but the cessation of violence by mind, word and deed renunciation is non-violence. But Buddha's concept of non-violence is somewhat different from that of Gandhi, because his idea of non-violence is less metaphysical. Instead, his approach to the concept is more social because Buddha paid more attention to the violence caused by social work. Like he called Yagya and Bali ridiculous and meaningless. Buddha said that none of the living beings should get harmed. At the same time, we see a similarity in the concept of equality between Buddha and Gandhi. Because both have mainly refuted the evils prevailing since ancient times, both have rebuttal the evils like the caste system, atrocities against women, women’s freedom, etc.