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CHAPTER X
233 पासंडिय लिंगाणिव गिहलिंगाणि व बहुप्पयाराणि । चित्तुं वदंति मूढा लिंगमिणं मोक्खमग्गोत्ति ॥४०८॥ pāsamdiya limgāņiva gihalingāņi va bahuppayārāņi ghittum vadamti mudha lingaminam mokkhamaggotti (408) पाषण्डिलिङ्गानि वा गृहलिङ्गानि वा बहुप्रकाराणि ।
गृहीत्वा वदन्ति मूढा लिङ्गमिदं मोक्षमार्ग इति ॥४०८॥
408. Fools put on various types of insignia of false ascetics or householders and maintain that this outer mark constitutes the path to moksa.
णदु होइ मोक्खमग्गो लिगं जं देहणिम्ममा अरिहा । लिंगं मूचित्त दंसणणाणचरित्ताणि सेवंति ॥४०९॥ nadu hoi mokkhamaggo lingam jam dehaạimmamā ariha limgam mucittu damsananānacarittāni sevamti (409) न तु भवति मोक्षमार्गो लिङ्ग यहिनैर्ममा अर्हन्तः ।
लिङ्गं मुक्त्वा दर्शनज्ञानचारित्ताणि सेवन्ते ॥४०९॥
409. Bodily mark is not cartainly the path of emancipation (as is evident from the fact that) the Arhats discard the bodily mark by disowning the body itself and devote their attention only to right belief, knowledge and conduct.
णवि एस मोक्खमग्गो पासंडी गिहमयाणि लिंगाणि । दसणणाणचरित्ताणि मोक्खमग्गं जिणा विति ॥४१०॥ navi esa mokkhamaggo pasamdi gihamayāni lingāni damsananānacarittāni mokkhamaggam jinā vimti (410) नाप्येष मोक्षमार्गः पाषण्डिगृहमयानि लिङ्गानि ।
दर्शनज्ञानचरित्राणि मोक्षमार्ग जिना वदन्ति ॥४१०॥
410. The insignia of false ascetics or householders never (constitute) the path of emancipation. The Jinas declare that faith, knowledge and conduct (together constitute) the path of emancipation.
COMMENTARY Thus it is further emphasised that it is not the bodily mark but the spiritual qualities that constitute the path to salvation.
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