Comparative Study of Jainism and Buddhism

SR No.: 001598
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shitalprasad
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1974
Total Pages: 350
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
with the three afflictions of birth, decay and death, may attain the bliss of Nirvana the principles to be observed are said to be of two kinds, avoidable and adoptable." 3.
“ Bondage and its cause, are said to be avoidable, because these two are the seeds of the avoidable, pain and pleasure.” 4.
“Liberation and its cause are said to be adoptable, because from them will arise the adoptable bliss.” 5.
To show what Buddhist Literature has directly or indirectly said about the soul, let us take a few examples.
(1) Sanyukta nikaya No. 4, page 400. Avâkata sanyuktam No. 10.
अथ खो बच्छगोत्तोपरिबाजको येन भगवा तेनुपसंकामि, उपसंमित्वा भगवता सहि सम्मोदि । सम्मोदनीयं कथं सारनीयं बीतिसारेत्वा एकं अन्तं निसीदि । एक अन्तं निसिनो खों बच्छगोत्तो परिब्बाजको भगवन्तं एदवोच-किं नु खो भोगोतं अत्थत्ताति-एवं उत्ते भगवातुण्ही अहोसि. किं पनभोगोतम नत्थत्ताति-दुतियंपि भगवा तुण्ही अहोसि । अथ खो पच्छगोत्तो परिब्बाजको उत्थयासना पक्कामि. अथ खो आयस्मा आनंदो अचिरपक्रतोबच्छगोते परिब्बाजके भगवन्तं एतदवोच की नु खो भंते भगवा बच्छगोतस्स परिब्बाजकस्स पण्डं पुढे न व्याकसीति. अहं आनंद बच्छगोत्तस्स परिब्बाजकस्स अत्थत्ताति पुट्ठो समानो अत्थत्ताति. व्याकरेय्यं-येते आनंद समणा ब्राह्मणासस्सुबादा तेसं एतं सद्धि अभविस्स. अहंचानंद बच्छगात्तस्स पारब्बाजकस्से नत्थत्ताति पुट्ठा समानो नत्थत्ताति व्याकरेय्य येते आनंद समणा ब्राह्मणा उच्छेदवादा तेसं एतं सद्धि अभविस्स.