Essence of Jainism

SR No.: 001537
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sukhlal Sanghavi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1988
Total Pages: 228
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion
File Size: 12 MB

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Celibacy according to Jainism
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renunciation mentally of doing and inspiring others to do, renunciation by speech of doing and others to do, and renunciation of physically doing or inspiring others to do. This is the first method. Other methods are to be understood in the same manner.
(6) Pitfalls in Celibacy
Any resolve can suffer from four faults. The higher and lower in these are to be understood from worldly point of view. They are no doubt annihilators of the resolve. The worldly dealings, however, look upon only the visible annihilation as annihilation. The names and forms of the four are as follows : (1) Bringing about transgression of the resolve, i e., brioging about
a mental resolve of breaking it. (2) Bringing about a vioiation of the resolve. i.e., planning out of the bringing together of the helpful means of the resolve.
Even though both these are faults, worldly dealings look upon thes eas pardonable, i.e., in view of the imperfect background of human beings and in view of the surrounding arnio.
sphere, both the faults may be tolerated. (3) The activity because of which a partial breaking of resolve is
assumed in worldly dealings, i.e., the activity because of which man's conduct in worldly dealings is considered to be faulty and therefore worth being discarded. Only this activity is
designated Aticāra or a fault. This is the third fault. (4: Anācāra , i.e., total annihilation of the resolve. This is a
serious fault,
The writers of Scriptures state that there are five faults or pitfalls of the character of the householder. These are: (1) Itvaraparigļhitagamana; (2) A parigȚhitagamana; (3) Anang kridā; (4) Pararivahakarana; (5) deep-rooted desire in the enjoyment of passions.
All these five types of activities are faults in the character of the householder who is satisfied just with his wife. If the householder remains completely faithful to his satiation by just his wife, he will never resort to any of the abovementioned five activities.