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agara- vinae anagara-vinac va."
(2) The Upadesamäla of Sanghadāsagani states: Vinao sāšanc mūlan, Vinao samjamo bhavc. - Vinayão vippamukkassa, Kao dhammo kao tao.
Vinaya is the foundation of the teachings of the Jina; and Vinita (alone) could be self-restrained. How one, devoid of Vinaya, accomplish Dharma-righteous way of life or tapa - austerity or self-discipline.
A careful consideration of all these salient statements on the special qualities of the virtue of Vinaya, as reflected in several works in the various Strata of Jaina literature, with which the Jaina Scers and thinkers have equipped this tern, leads us to the following conclusion.
For the proper developmcıl of individual personality and healthy social life, the accomplishment of the virtue of Vinaya is indispensable. A truly wise man or scholar is over Vinita possessed of Vinaya. Vinaya is as good as an accessory of Sanyama - self-restraint, which is a synonym of or another name for Ahimsā itself - non violence, the Supreme Doctrine in Jainism. The cultivation of, ai least, some of the practicable aspets of the viriuc of Vinaya by cvery nicmber of the society, would considerably help us towards national harmony and progress, further Icacing to international peace and prosperity.
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