1. Liquidy of Morality as Displayed in the Mahabharata
... of killing five men, he is saying he will kill thousands upon thousands, and the only improvement is that those thousands are not his kin. The attempts of the Pandavas for peace juxtaposed to the war mongering of the Kauruvas is a direct effort of the text to create a moral distinction between the two lineages. The narrative even goes so far as to condemn Duryodhana for his desire for war ... they plotting to cheat in the battle. The ksatriyas are the ones that should be the most morally knowledgeable because they are the warriors; they are the group that must know right from wrong beca...
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