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4 DWĀTRIMŠIKĀS OF SIDDHASENA
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While describing the rules of conduct in Jaina religion, Siddhasena has given a variety of conduct on the part of disciples according to their motive (6). In this context, the technical words "Gitārtha" and "Āse wanaparihāra” occurring in this Dwă (14-15) belong to Jaina tradition.
In the 19th Dwā the famous trinity of Jaina philosophy that of Jñāna, Darśana and Caritra is first mentioned as a means of liberation (1), then comes a very subtle analysis of Jõāna. Incidentally we see here an analysis of Dravya also. Out of the six Dravyas well-known in Jaina Šāstra, emphasis seems to have been apparently laid on the two main Dravyas Jiva and Pudgala (24-26). Here we come across some of the technical words of Jaina philosophy such as Dravyaparyāya, Vyañjanaparyāya, Sakladeśa, Vikalādeśa (31).
In the 20th Dwā, the nature of the preaching of Mabāvīra is described. In this reference, Siddhasena says, "Whenever Dravya and its characteristics are found mentioned along with the exposition of Utpāda, Vyaya and Dhrauvya, there the preaching of Vardhamāna is undoubtedly found (1)”..
In this Dwā, the author says with reference to the debators "All these debators have, no doubt, some authority in what they want to say, but the poor fellows do not know that the difference lies only in name and view-point and therefore, continue the debate endlessly (4)".
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