Jaina View of Life

SR No.: 001622
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T G Kalghatgi
Publisher: Jain Sanskruti Samrakshak Sangh Solapur
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 260
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Discourse
File Size: 14 MB

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Jaina View of Life
resolve to desist from injury by circumscribing one's range of movement. As to the limits of time, it is to be practised until deaths. The Bhogopabhoga-parimāņa-vrata forbids or limits one in the use of 'consumable'goods like food and durable goods like furniture in the house. The Anarthadanda-vrata restricts an individual from certain activities, from harmful professions and trades because they would lead to harmful activities which serve no purpose. Four types of Anarthadanda are mentioned in the Svetāmbara texts, while Digambaras have five. We have tried to avoid the discrepancies in the presentation of the Svetāmbara and the Digambara writers on the different problems as they are largely concerned with minor details. The five types of Anarthadanţa are : i) apadhyāna (evil concentration like ārtadhyāna and raudra-dhyāna; ii) pramadacãritra (negligent mischief or addiction to vices like alcoholism and gambling). It also includes witnessing dancing, sex displays, cock-fighting and other combats of animals. It may include many others bringing about incitement of excessive instinctive activity; iii) himsäpradana (encouraging injury to life in any form). It forbids us from supplying poison, weapons, fire, rope, swords and other articles for destruction of life.81 iv) papopadesa (sinful advice) like instruction in evil trade. It is also mentioned that sometimes such adivce, like giving instructions to the farmer to plough when the rains are on, cannot be avoided when a question of being helpful is involved, but it should never be given out of mere garrulity.s: v) duḥ-sruti (bad reading); it consists in reading kama-śāstra, sex and spicy literature including yellow journalism and listening to the faults of others. It is the study of work that disturb and spoil the minds with harmful thoughts, worldly attachments, perverse attitude and excitement of passions.
30. Ratnakarandaka grävakácara of Samantabhadra. iii. 22, 23 31. Ratnakarandaka srāvakācāra of Samantabhadra, iii, 31, 32. Ratnakarandaka grāvakácāra. 33 also refer Sagåradharmāmsta
of Āgadhara, Bombay ed. 1917, v. 8.