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CANDRAVEDHYAKA PRAKĪRŅAKA : 21
45-49. The disciple who is proud and insolent, is not praised by
the knowers of canons, even if he is from a good caste and a good family, is endowed with the qualities of good looks, youth, strengthvitality, courage, gentility, softness, truthfulness, kindness, humility and greedlessness, has well proportioned hands and feet, is attractive and well groomed, serious and with a proud nose, large eyed and generous sight, devoted to the Jinā order, obedient towards the elders, patient, full of devotion, undistorted, reverent, knower of time, space, principles, righteousconduct, sans greed, fear, and, illusion, conqueror of sleep and affliction, well versed in the knowledge of the scriptures as well as a knower of cause and effect.
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The disciple who is sans attachment, disturbance, pride, possession; who is wise, with stable and unillusioned intellect only is able to comprehend and retain the preaching of the Lord Jinendra deva.')
gātheyam pu. ca. ādarśayorevopalabhyate ||
anyānyaprācīnatāmādarseșvanupalambhādasyā gāthāyāha prakṣiptatvam sambhavyate 1 °macancalamai ca. 11
* This verse is there in the copies entitled Pu. and Ca., but Muni Punya Vijayaji has not accepted it as original. Therefore, we also, not accepting it as original, are not giving it a serial number.
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