 The violence is defined more by the motives and the consequences to the self rather than by the act itself.Furthermore, according to Jain Scriptures, destruction of less developed organism brings about lesser "karmas" than destruction of developed animals and "karmas" generated in observance of religious duties faultlessly disappears almost immediately.Hence, it is possible to observe complete nonviolence with right knowledge, even when some outward violence occurs to living beings in the course of performing religious duties by observing carefulness and pure mental disposition without any attachment.