According to Osho, ahimsa in Jainism is not a moral rule but the natural fragrance of Jin dharma—the self-conquest and awakening of the Tirthankaras. Its true significance is inner non-violence born of awareness, spontaneously expressing compassion. When scholars froze it into Jain dharma—beliefs, prohibitions, and fear—it lost its living essence and became mere doctrine.
Ahimsa matters when it grows from inner awareness and love, not from fear or strict rules.