![]() Overpowered by anger, a man may commit anything right or wrong and fails to make a distinction between proper and improper, truth or untruth, and good or bad. Rightly has it been said: “To err is human to forgive divine”.Īnger makes a man blind and maddens him, for ‘when eyes are bloodshot, vision is limited’. When the soul degrades from its real attributes to ill-nature, such a soul is called attached ( raagi) or full of malice – ill-will ( dwaish), etc., because the soul is simple and forgiving by nature. Forbearance ( Kshama) is the inherent virtue of soul. ![]() ![]() Ordinarily, it means not to cause misery to any living being, or not to get angry on any unpleasant and unwanted happening. Uttama Kshama Dharma – Supreme Forgiveness – is the first Dharma out of the ten Dharma of Jains. “ Kshama virasey bhushanam” – Forbearance is the ornament of the brave. “Kshama shatro ch mitre ch yatinamev bhushanam” (Hito) To pardon an enemy or a friend both, is the jewel of Yatis. The word ‘ Kshama‘ means patience, forbearance and pardon. The word ‘ Kshama‘ is derived from the root by the addition of the suffix ang and tap. Uttama Kshama Dharma – Supreme Forgiveness
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