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Other Agama Texts
[38] Anger, pride, deceit, greed, and hatred are indeed the five types of passions. Delusion, aversion, attachment, laughter, and sorrow are the six types of defects.
(Uttaradhyayana Niyukti, Verse 240)
[39] (i) The three Lesyas (psychic colors) - black, blue, and grey - are all impure. With these three, the soul is reborn in the lower realms again and again.
(Uttaradhyayana Sutra, Verse 34/56)
(ii) The three Lesyas - black, blue, and grey - are all inauspicious. The one who has attained equanimity abandons them and attains the ultimate state of spiritual awakening.
(Bhagavati Aradhana, Verse 1902)
[40] (i) The three Lesyas - white, yellow, and red - are all auspicious. With these three, the soul is reborn in the higher realms again and again.
(Uttaradhyayana Sutra, Verse 34/57)
(ii) The three Lesyas - white, yellow, and red - are all auspicious. The one who has attained equanimity gradually adopts them and attains the ultimate state of spiritual awakening.
(Bhagavati Aradhana, Verse 1903)
[41] If the courageous ascetics dwell in the difficult caves of the Sakyakula mountain, they become the best companions and supporters of the wise.
(Aradhana Pataka, Verse 89)
[42] (i) What is the use of the companionship of the ascetics and their mutual support, if one cannot attain one's own ultimate goal in the next world?
(Aradhana Pataka, Verse 90)
(i) What is the use of the companionship of the ascetics and their mutual support, if one cannot attain the supreme goal in the next world?
(Nishitha Sutra Bhashya, Verse 3913)
(ii) What is the use of the companionship of the ascetics if one cannot perform penance and worship the Sangha when it is in distress?
(Bhagavati Aradhana, Verse 1554)
[43] The infinite, sweet, and melodious words of the Jina can indeed help one cross the ocean of worldly existence in the company of the ascetics.
(Aradhana Pataka, Verse 91)