Buddha’s Non-Violence Principle
There would have been violent opposition to Buddha. Buddha said that you should love everyone, if you wake up, you will not have the desire to kill someone. Buddha’s philosophy of non-violence is a positive approach. Buddha’s non-violence principle doesn’t say that doesn’t kill anyone but says that you should love everyone. If killing is necessary, Buddha does not oppose it. Killing someone just for the sake of fulfilling one’s wish without knowing any reason is against the Buddha.
Unnecessary violence only makes other living beings unhappy. eg. Hitler killed millions of innocent, innocent Jewish people, due to which the society is feeling very sad.
When someone comes in the way of your freedom, your lord does injustice without any reason, in such a time you are wronged. Need to retaliate. Such Buddhas do not have their views.
Buddha’s non-violence is realistic and scientific. Buddha would have been against unnecessary violence but would have been in favor of justice. Where violence is necessary for justice, then they have permitted violence. Merely doing violence, your mind should be pure. There is no hatred in our minds for anyone. eg. In court, if a judge teaches a criminal to be hanged, then the judge should not accuse him of violence, because the judge does not commit any kind of violence, he is just talking about the law. Buddha’s non-violence polygala only complains that in any situation no one surrenders in front of evil tendencies. India would have been a very big empire during the time of Emperor Ashoka. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar would have been part of India. During this period there was no foreign invasion of India. India never became a slave. India became a slave country after Buddha’s time.