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6. A noble preceptor is one who imparts that knowledge and initiation by which the karmas are destroyed.
7. The initiation of the aspirant is fruitless if his actions do not synchronise with the knowledge acquired.
Vya. Bha. 7.215
Fifty Eight Humility
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1. Humility is the foundation of Jaina faith. The practice of self restraint and austerity should make one humble and modest. To a person who is not humble, righteousness and austerity are of no avail.
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Upadeśa. 1.341
2. Unlike a wild horse that waits for the express command of his master, a humble disciple does not wait but renounces the sinful activities by the mere hint of his preceptor like a trained good horse.
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· Utta. Su. 1.12
3. He who is modest gains knowledge and he who is arrogant fails to gain it. Only he who knows these two axioms can be educated and enlightened.
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4. From the roots of a tree the shoots develop and from shoots the branches and twigs. Thereafter the leaves, flowers and fruits full of rich taste spring forth.
Daśa. Sü. 9.2.22
Daśa. Su. 9.2.1
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